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| HER Number: | MDV134014 |
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| Name: | Waterwheel at Tavistock Gas Works |
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Summary
Site of a waterwheel at the gas works which drove an exhauster, used to draw coal-gas through condensers for the production of by products such as tar.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 474 739 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1880 AD to 1880 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Site of the waterwheel is shown, although not marked as such.
Frederick Sherrell Limited, 2007, Proposed Redevelopment at 11 Ford Street, Tavistock, Devon: Phase 1. Desk Study Report, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV350344.
The first exhauster was built at the gasworks in 1880 and was powered by a water wheel. The exhauster was used to draw the coal-gas through condensers for the production of by products such as tar.
Frederick Sherrell Limited, 2008, Proposed Redevelopment at 11 Ford Street, Tavistock, Devon: Phase 2. Site Investigation Report, Fig. 12 (Report - Survey). SDV365368.
Photo showing the waterwheel and a map showing its location within the gasworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140372 Location taken from SDV365368, ] |
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| SDV350344 | Report - Assessment: Frederick Sherrell Limited. 2007. Proposed Redevelopment at 11 Ford Street, Tavistock, Devon: Phase 1. Desk Study Report. Frederick Sherrell Limited. 3025. Digital. 4. |
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| SDV365368 | Report - Survey: Frederick Sherrell Limited. 2008. Proposed Redevelopment at 11 Ford Street, Tavistock, Devon: Phase 2. Site Investigation Report. Frederick Sherrell Limited. 3025/2. Digital. Fig. 12. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104286 | Part of: Tavistock Gas Works (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8900 - Desk study, site inspection and investigations at 11 Ford Street, Tavistock
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2023 5:49PM |
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