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| HER Number: | MDV37248 |
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| Name: | Revelation Kiln at Liverton |
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Summary
Revelation kiln from Candy's Pottery, Heathfield. Probably late 19th or early 20th century, re-erected on this site for the Devonmoor Art Pottery in 1932 or 1934. Yellow brick, the flue distinctly darker in colour. Square base reinforced with railway rails. Confirmed by Mr Hope the son of the founder of the Devonmoor Art Pottery in Liverton as a revelation kiln; similar in shape to a bottle kiln but had a different function.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 805 751 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/90/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POTTERY KILN (Constructed, XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1875 AD (Between) to 1935 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1986, Ilsington, 76 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV282617.
Bottle kiln at Applewoods Factory. Bottle kiln. Probably late 19th or early 20th century, re-erected on this site for the Devonmoor Art Pottery in 1932 or 1934. Yellow brick, the flue distinctly darker in colour. Square base reinforced with railway rails. It is believed to be a Revelation kiln brought here from Candy's Pottery, Heathfield, Bovey Tracey. The kiln lies at the north-east end of the factory, behind a low range of buildings fronting the road to Ilsington village. The Devonmoor Art Pottery was founded in 1922. The factory is marked "Old Foundry" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of 1905. Source: Sites and Monuments Register, County Hall, Exeter.
Listing NGR: SX8059275102
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282617 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Ilsington. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. 76. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #89414 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18316 | Part of: Foundry, later pottery works in Liverton (Monument) |
| MDV37239 | Related to: 1-2 Foundry Cottages, Liverton (Building) |
| MDV37238 | Related to: 3-4 Foundry Cottages, Liverton (Building) |
| MDV134611 | Related to: Liverton House, Liverton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2023 2:31PM |
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