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| HER Number: | MDV133619 |
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| Name: | Horse engine house at Uppaton, Cornwood |
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Summary
Horse engine house at Uppaton is thought to date to the late 19th century. Assessed and recorded in 2019, it is significant as the rag slate roof must be one of a very few surviving examples left in Devon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 614 581 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HORSE ENGINE HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1875 AD (Between) to 1885 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Thorp, J., 2019, Horse Engine House at Uppaton, Cornwood, 1-8, figs and plates (Report - Assessment). SDV363767.
Horse engine house recorded at Uppaton during 2019 assessment. Horse engine houses were most commonly provided on Devon farmsteads in the mid-late 19th century, although earlier 19th century examples are known. They represent a revolution in the processing of crops with the introduction of belt-driven machines, most obviously threshing machines,. which replaced the arduous slow and sweaty manual process of hand flailing the wheat harvest.
The Uppaton horse engine house is also significant as a component of a rebuilt west range to provide a first floor barn over shippons and a cartshed, all with more architectural pretension than the farmhouse. The rag slate roof must be one of a very few surviving examples left in Devon. See report for full detail.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139450 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29770 | Part of: Cator Court Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8254 - Assessment of traditional farm buildings on Dartmoor
- EDV8855 - Historic building recording of horse engine house at Uppaton (Ref: K913/20)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2022 3:09PM |
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