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| HER Number: | MDV133458 |
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| Name: | Former hydroelectric power house in Old Walls Wood |
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Summary
Remains of a 1930s hydroelectric power house and pipes supplying this with water from the West Webburn recorded during walkover survey in 2006. Important in a national context as one of the earliest examples of private production of green electricity in the country.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 699 746 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Evidential): 23/09/2022
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION (Constructed, Early 20th Century to World War II - 1930 AD (Between) to 1939 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2006, Archaeology within Old Walls Woods, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV365064.
The remains of the 1930s power house and the pipes supplying this with water power taken from the West Webburn river. This is important in a national context being one of the earliest examples of the private production of green electricity in the country.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Rectangular building depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139066 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133459 | Related to: Hydroelectric power plant in Old Walls Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8842 - Survey of archaeological features in Old Walls Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2022 10:12AM |
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