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HER Number:MDV62462
Name:Culverted watercourse, Stella Maris Convent School, Bideford

Summary

The position of a culverted watercourse which would have drained into The Pill was observed in two places in 1999.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 450 269
Map Sheet:SS42NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBideford
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBIDEFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/62

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DRAIN (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Horner, W., 1999, A very substantial quantity of broken pottery, including significant proportion of wasters, found during redevelopment of the Stella Maris Convent School site. (Personal Comment). SDV350006.

A substantial stone arched culvert or drain was exposed during the redevelopment of the Stella Maris Convent School site in 1999. Dated 05/1999 and 19/09/2000.

Horner, W., 1999, Photographs of Stella Maris Convent School Site (Ground Photograph). SDV356529.

Allan, J. + Horner, B. +. Langman, G., 2005, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Pottery Waste from the Stella Maris Convent School Site, Bideford, 170 (Article in Serial). SDV344627.

The position of a culverted watercourse which would have drained into The Pill was observed in two places in 1999. Figure 4.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV344627Article in Serial: Allan, J. + Horner, B. +. Langman, G.. 2005. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Pottery Waste from the Stella Maris Convent School Site, Bideford. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 63. Paperback Volume. 170.
SDV350006Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1999. A very substantial quantity of broken pottery, including significant proportion of wasters, found during redevelopment of the Stella Maris Convent School site..
SDV356529Ground Photograph: Horner, W.. 1999. Photographs of Stella Maris Convent School Site. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4720 - Observation and Excavation on the Site of Stella Maris Convent School, Bideford

Date Last Edited:Jun 2 2021 11:45AM