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| HER Number: | MDV54232 |
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| Name: | Adit from Bideford East-the-Water Quay towards Chapel Park |
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Summary
After 1846, the Bideford Anthracite Mining Company commenced driving an adit from above the quay, north of the bridge, towards the workings at Chapel Park (MDV50850). An adit of over a mile in length is referred to in 1850, but it is understood that the intended connection with Chapel Park was not achieved.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 456 264 |
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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/167
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (XIX to XXI - 1846 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Claughton, P., Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV349831.
After 1846, the Bideford Anthracite Mining Company commenced driving an adit from above the quay, north of the bridge, towards the workings at Chapel Park (MDV50850). An adit of over a mile in length is referred to in 1850, but it is understood that the intended connection with Chapel Park was not achieved.
Claughton, P., 1976, Coal Mining in North Devon, 3-6 (Article in Serial). SDV336701.
Claughton, P. F., 1993, A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset, 017 (Un-published). SDV3410.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336701 | Article in Serial: Claughton, P.. 1976. Coal Mining in North Devon. Plymouth Mineral and Mining Club Journal. 7.1. Unknown. 3-6. |
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| SDV3410 | Un-published: Claughton, P. F.. 1993. A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset. A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset. Unknown. 017. |
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| SDV349831 | Personal Comment: Claughton, P.. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV50850 | Related to: Chapel Park Coal Mine, Bideford (Monument) |
| MDV54233 | Related to: Tramway laid in the Bideford-East-the-Water quay adit (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 3 2014 8:26AM |
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