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| HER Number: | MDV33320 |
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| Name: | Water tower north-east of Outer Down, Chagford |
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Summary
Water tower adjacent to Down Cottage; west of the coach house, tower is topped with a brass weather vane dated 1911.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 682 865 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/191/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER TOWER (XX - 1911 AD to 1912 AD (Between))
Full description
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Water tower visible on the aerial photographs.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England, 1326009 (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
3/62 Water tower, stables, coach house - and cottages approximately 4 metres north-east of Outer Down GV II
Water tower, stables, coach house and 2 cottages. Dated 1911. Snecked granite with some granite stone rubble to rear; granite stacks with ashlar chimney shafts; slate roof. Plan: the buildings enclose 3 sides of a courtyard. The front block faces outwards, to the south. It comprises a water tower and cottage connected by an arch over a carriageway into the courtyard.
Exterior: the water tower is tall. The front contains a 2-light granite-mullioned window with a slit window above and below. It has a coved eaves cornice and the pyramid roof has sprocketted eaves. It is surmounted by a brass weather vane dated 1911. Alongside to left is an external stair with a granite parapet rising over a small archway. To right is the large round-headed carriageway arch containing its original double doors.
Most of the original features are retained and the stables, for instance, has the original stall furniture.
Listing NGR: SX6831486605
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1326009. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #87833 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33321 | Related to: Stables and coach house north of Outer Down , Chagford (Building) |
| MDV33322 | Related to: Two cottages north of Outer Down, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 6 2014 11:19AM |
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