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| HER Number: | MDV6110 |
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| Name: | Blackaton House, Throwleigh |
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Summary
House dates to between 1903 and 1938 and had a waterwheel and small private hydroelectric plant powered by the Blackaton Brook, than ran through the garden of the property.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 267 089 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Throwleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THROWLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Built, Edwardian to Mid 20th Century - 1903 AD (Between) to 1938 AD (Between))
- HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION (First mentioned, World War II - 1944 AD (Between) to 1944 AD (Between))
- WATER WHEEL (First mentioned, World War II - 1944 AD (Between) to 1944 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
House is not clearly visible on the digital 1940s aerial photographs, but the winding path up to it is, so appears likely it has been constructed by this time.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
'Blackaton' is shown on mid-20th century historic map.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1959, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fifth Paper), 90 (Article in Serial). SDV21157.
Blackaton House mentioned by Masson Phillips when describing cross near entrance.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 73 (Monograph). SDV360401.
'Blackaton', Throwleigh SX 6776 8897. In 1944 a small private hydroelectric plant existed here, powered by the Blackaton Brook, utilising a waterwheel. The house dates to between 1903 and 1938. Upstream by Blackaton Cross, before the bridge is a stone-lined culvert under the lane which was originally on the leat to Wonson Mill; reused to power Blackaton's waterwheel.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV21157 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1959. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fifth Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 91. A5 Hardback. 90. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 73. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #113490 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33299 | Related to: Bridge over Blackaton Brook (Monument) |
| MDV6111 | Related to: Wayside Cross north of Blackaton Bridge, Throwleigh (Monument) |
| MDV66964 | Related to: Wonson Mill, Throwleigh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2024 3:39PM |
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