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| HER Number: | MDV19363 |
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| Name: | Westcott's Shipyard, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Site of Westacott's Shipyard which became Raleigh Cabinet Works. The last vessel was launched from here in 1887.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 556 328 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/89/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIPYARD (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Disparate group of buildings including a Saw Mill shown on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map on the west side of the Taw just north of Barnstaple Bridge.
Bone, M., 1973, Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology, 12 (Monograph). SDV78228.
Westacott's Shipyard, now the site of Shapland and Petter's factory. Wood ships of up to 800 tons were built here in the 19th century. The last vessel was launched in 1887.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV78228 | Monograph: Bone, M.. 1973. Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology. Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology. A5 Paperback. 12. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV818 | Related to: Shapland and Petter Works, Barnstaple (Monument) |
| MDV875 | Related to: The Taw Shipyard, Barnstaple (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 29 2019 8:13AM |
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