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HER Number:MDV64523
Name:Gasworks, North Tawton

Summary

Gas Works shown on the 1888 and 1905 Ordnance Survey maps. A gasometer is depicted on the 1954 map but in a different location to the original. By 1972 a garage and pump house occupied the site and a neighbouring house, called Riverside. Another Gasometer is shown on historic mapping at the southern end of Mill Lane Cottages.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 657 017
Map Sheet:SS60SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNorth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60SE/109

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GAS WORKS (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Gas Works marked with a Gasometer. Another Gasometer is shown at the southern end of Mill LaneCottages.


Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of North Tawton Flood Defence Scheme, No. 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV319171.

Gas Works shown on the 1888 and 1905 Ordnance Survey maps. A gasometer is depicted on the 1954 map but in a different location to the original. By 1972 a garage and pump house occupied the site and a neighbouring house, called Riverside.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319171Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of North Tawton Flood Defence Scheme. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.34. A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 13.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97591 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 25 2014 9:02AM