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| HER Number: | MDV39796 |
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| Name: | Former engine house, Moretonhampstead station |
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Summary
Engine house marked on the historic Ordnance Survey maps. Built around 1866. granite with gable-ended slate roof. A good early example of a broad gauge railway engine shed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 758 856 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/255
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENGINE SHED (XIX - 1860 AD to 1870 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Engine House' depicted on the early 20th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Building depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England, 1390818 (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
1803/0/10004 STATION ROAD 22-NOV-01 Former Engine Shed-II
Railway engine shed. Built circa 1866, by the South Devon Railway Company; engineer Peter Margery. Granite with dressed granite quoins and voussoirs. Gable-ended slate roof; ridge ventilator re-clad in corrugated asbestos sheets. PLAN: Rectangular plan with entrance on west end and store/office on north east corner. EXTERIOR: Single storey. Large round arch entrance for engines on west end. On north and south sides there are four round-headed windows with glazing bars. On north east corner there is a small gable-ended office/store building with a late C20 sheet steel shed built in the angle. INTERIOR not inspected, but original roof structure probably intact. NOTE: This engine shed was built by the South Devon Railway Company in 1866, when the Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead branch line was opened. A good early example of a broad gauge railway engine shed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1390818. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90486 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8054 | Part of: Dartmoor Section of the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 9 2013 12:01PM |
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