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| HER Number: | MDV20295 |
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| Name: | RAILWAY in the Parish of Petrockstow |
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Summary
Torrington + marland light railway, ss50001400 to ss52101088. A 3 foot gauge, single track railway was constructed in 1880 to connect the marland clayworks to torrington, 6 1/4 miles away. The track was extended southwards as the clayworks expanded, reaching bury moor (ss51sw/41) in 1892. That part of the railway from dunsbear (ss50411333) to torrington was converted to standard gauge in the early 1920's, and by 1925 the track to the s of dunsbear was just an internal works railway. With the opening of large clay pits, the railway was deemed redundant and closed in 1971. Very little now remains. Book also gives detailed description of locomotives + rolling stock etc (messenger).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 512 117 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Petrockstow |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETROCKSTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SW/40
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
MESSENGER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1420.
Torrington + marland light railway, ss50001400 to ss52101088. A 3 foot gauge, single track railway was constructed in 1880 to connect the marland clayworks to torrington, 6 1/4 miles away. The track was extended southwards as the clayworks expanded, reaching bury moor (ss51sw/41) in 1892. That part of the railway from dunsbear (ss50411333) to torrington was converted to standard gauge in the early 1920's, and by 1925 the track to the s of dunsbear was just an internal works railway. With the opening of large clay pits, the railway was deemed redundant and closed in 1971. Very little now remains. Book also gives detailed description of locomotives + rolling stock etc (messenger).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1737.
Messenger, m. J. /north devon clay/(1982)25-102.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1738.
Thomas, d. St. J. /a regional history of railways of great britain/1(1981)108- 109.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1420 | Migrated Record: MESSENGER. |
| SDV1737 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV1738 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV22376 | Related to: North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (Monument) |
| MDV20262 | Related to: Torrington + Marland Light Railway (Monument) |
| MDV22390 | Related to: Torrington and Marland Light Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2021 4:12PM |
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