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| HER Number: | MDV18720 |
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| Name: | Admiralty Telegraph Station |
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Summary
Telegraph cottage, dalwood. The name represents the survival of the site of a former admiralty telegraph station used during the napoleonic wars. The line from london to portsmouth was extended to plymouth in 1805-1806 and closed down in 1814 (wilkin).
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 221 008 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dalwood |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DALWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SW/30
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TELEGRAPH STATION (XIX - 1805 AD to 1814 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130423.
Constructed 1806 (osa).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130425.
Wilkin, w. H. /dcnq/19(1936-1937)202-204/the admiralty telegraph to plymouth, 1805-1814.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130426.
Osa=st20sw14.
Wilkin, W. H., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31915.
Telegraph cottage, dalwood. The name represents the survival of the site of a former admiralty telegraph station used during the napoleonic wars. The line from london to portsmouth was extended to plymouth in 1805-1806 and closed down in 1814 (wilkin).
Chapman, G. M., 1978, The History of Dalwood, 10 (Monograph). SDV351909.
Chapman, G. M., 1983, Dalwood, A Short History of an East Devon Village, 37 (Monograph). SDV351908.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.
Vis=5/10/1992 (stead and reed) the site of the telegraph appears to be in a private garden.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV130423 | Migrated Record: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. |
| SDV130425 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV130426 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV31915 | Migrated Record: Wilkin, W. H.. |
| SDV324187 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV351908 | Monograph: Chapman, G. M.. 1983. Dalwood, A Short History of an East Devon Village. Dalwood, A Short History of an East Devon Village. A5 Paperback. 37. |
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| SDV351909 | Monograph: Chapman, G. M.. 1978. The History of Dalwood. The History of Dalwood. Paperback Volume. 10. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 16 2013 4:25PM |
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