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HER Number:MDV13635
Name:Wheel in barn at Zempson Farm, Dean Prior

Summary

Overshot wheel in pit in centre of barn 1 at zempson farm. Wheelpit dimensions 5.6m (width of barn) by 1.95m. Wheel radius 2.45m, width 0.97m. Iron axle, wood spokes. Axle also had a capwheel 1.10m diameter. Wheel fed by leat from left bank of river harbourne. Apparent date c 1850 (worksheet).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 712 628
Map Sheet:SX76SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/37/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATER WHEEL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174542.

Des=survey in parish file(hawes and robinson 1979). Overshot wheel in pit in centre of barn 1 at zempson farm. Wheelpit dimensions 5.6m (width of barn) by 1.95m. Wheel radius 2.45m, width 0.97m. Iron axle, wood spokes. Axle also had a capwheel 1.10m diameter. Wheel fed by leat from left bank of river harbourne. Apparent date c 1850 (worksheet).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174543.

Vis=1/3/1995 (adas). Des=adas record sheet/in smr.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV174542Migrated Record:
SDV174543Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV77463Part of: Zempson farmstead, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV111134Related to: Weir 745 metres below Gidley Bridge (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2023 11:37AM