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| HER Number: | MDV13194 |
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| Name: | PIPELINE in the Parish of Harford |
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Summary
Red lake 'china clay corporation'. Vis=-/7/1976 (hankin). The china clay works at red lake, in lydford parish (sx647-668-), operating from 1911-1932, sent the liquid clay after mica separation at red lake to drying beds at cantrell in ugborough parish (sx659-566-). Transmission was by a gravity activated pipe-line laid below the surface of the ground for most of its way to cantrell. The course of the pipe-line, which is now extensively fractured, still exists, and can be traced along all its length of 11-12km. The pipe-line enters harford parish at dry lake (sx645-638-) and remains in harford until it reaches the ugborough boundary s of western beacon (sx649-573-), a distance of c 7km. It consists of 2 lines of earthenware pipes, laid alongside one another.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 600 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/121
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PIPELINE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144144.
Des=worksheet. Red lake 'china clay corporation'. Vis=-/7/1976 (C. F. hankin). The china clay works at red lake, in lydford parish (sx647-668-), operating from 1911-1932, sent the liquid clay after mica separation at red lake to drying beds at cantrell in ugborough parish (sx659-566-). Transmission was by a gravity activated pipe-line laid below the surface of the ground for most of its way to cantrell. The course of the pipe-line, which is now extensively fractured, still exists, and can be traced along all its length of 11-12km. The pipe-line enters harford parish at dry lake (sx645-638-) and remains in harford until it reaches the ugborough boundary s of western beacon (sx649-573-), a distance of c 7km. It consists of 2 lines of earthenware pipes, laid alongside one another.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144144 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2023 2:14PM |
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