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HER Number:MDV51274
Name:Weather Vane, 3 Embankment Road, Kingsbridge

Summary

Weather vane in the form of a fish, carved from wood in Date's Shipyard.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 738 433
Map Sheet:SX74SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingsbridge
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDODBROOKE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/236/1/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Head, C.W.A., 1992, W. Date and Sons, the Kingsbridge Shipbuilders, 7 (Article in Serial). SDV348852.

Weather vane in the form of a fish, circa 4 feet long, in the garden of 3 Embankment Road. Carved from wood in Date's Shipyard.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV348852Article in Serial: Head, C.W.A.. 1992. W. Date and Sons, the Kingsbridge Shipbuilders. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 8. Unknown. 7.

Associated Monuments

MDV51272Related to: Date's Yard, Dodbrooke (Monument)
MDV51273Related to: Shipyard Workers' Cottages, Embankment Road, Kingsbridge (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV4217 - WEATHER VANE (XIX to Unknown - 1801 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 22 2012 12:00AM