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| HER Number: | MDV43289 |
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| Name: | Foundry at East The Water |
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Summary
Foundry shown on 19th century town plans, but not marked on the late 19th or early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. The foundry may have been associated with the adjacent shipyard which closed in 1872.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 457 265 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bideford |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/219
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOUNDRY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Wood, J., 1842, Plan of the Town of Bideford (Cartographic). SDV342513.
Foundry shown between ship building yard and Clarence Wharf.
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Foundry not marked.
Pye, A. R. + Simpson, S. J., 1991, Bideford Waterfront NRA Tidal Defence Scheme: Historical Survey and Part 1 Archaeological Survey, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV15240.
In 1844, a foundry was shown along the waterfront, between the northern shipyard and the wharves. Figure 6.
Rance, C., 1994, Archaeological Assessment of NRA Bideford Tidal Defence Scheme Part 3: East the Water, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV16334.
A foundry is shown on the 1844 plan and in the position of the building to the north of the Sailors' Mission Church shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey map. Figures 3 and 4.
Rushton, N., 2006, River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal, 7, 13 (Report - Interim). SDV342463.
WA 48.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15240 | Report - Survey: Pye, A. R. + Simpson, S. J.. 1991. Bideford Waterfront NRA Tidal Defence Scheme: Historical Survey and Part 1 Archaeological Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV16334 | Report - Assessment: Rance, C.. 1994. Archaeological Assessment of NRA Bideford Tidal Defence Scheme Part 3: East the Water. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.93. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91676 ] |
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| SDV342463 | Report - Interim: Rushton, N.. 2006. River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal. Wessex Archaeology Report. 62220.01. A4 Stapled. 7, 13. |
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| SDV342513 | Cartographic: Wood, J.. 1842. Plan of the Town of Bideford. Photocopy + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV43284 | Related to: Shipyard at Bideford East the Water (Monument) |
| MDV43290 | Related to: Wharves at Bideford East The Water (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4517 - Archaeological Appraisal of River Torridge Pipeline Routes, Bideford, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 11 2024 1:51PM |
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