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| HER Number: | MDV133710 |
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| Name: | Wind engine at Reeve Castle, Zeal Monachorum |
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Summary
Wind engine used to pump water from a well to water tanks in a brick tower.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 709 029 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Zeal Monachorum |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ZEAL MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WIND ENGINE (XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Sharpe, H. M., 1987, Castle in the air (Un-published). SDV365204.
Story of the renovation of the castle by the Sharpes between 1975 and 1986. Reeve Castle was built in neo-Gothic style in 1900 by William Carter-Pedler.
Behind the house was a wind engine which pumped water from a well to water tanks in a brick tower.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Wind Pump marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139954 ] |
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| SDV365204 | Un-published: Sharpe, H. M.. 1987. Castle in the air. Castle in the air. Typescript. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV40863 | Related to: Water Tower in Reeve Castle Gardens (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2023 4:51PM |
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