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| HER Number: | MDV70320 |
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| Name: | Turbine machinery plinth, Bedford Mine, Gulworthy |
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Summary
Concrete & stone platforms & retaining walls with mounting bolts. The largest plinth retaining wall is 2.2m long x 0.5m wide x 2m high with the slope above partially excavated. Two other plinths 4m x 2m & 2m x 1.5m have 0.4m wide slots & five bolts with iron pins up to 1m high. Vertical sections of timber are still in place (buck).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 438 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/503/18
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
BUCK, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219466.
Concrete & stone platforms & retaining walls with mounting bolts. The largest plinth retaining wall is 2.2m long x 0.5m wide x 2m high with the slope above partially excavated. Two other plinths 4m x 2m & 2m x 1.5m have 0.4m wide slots & five bolts with iron pins up to 1m high. Vertical sections of timber are still in place (buck).
1880S & 1905, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219623.
The outlines of these features are shown on os 25” (1880s & 1905) maps (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219624.
Des=buck, c.(cornwall archaeological unit)/bedford united mine: archaeological assessment/(2003)52+fig 24/cau report no 2003ro43 site 40 in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219625.
Des=os 25” (1880s).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219626.
Os 25” (1905).
Buck, C., 2012, Bedford Mine Trail, Gulworthy, Devon: Impact Assessment, 18; Site 40 (Report - Assessment). SDV361388.
The extant masonry of a turbine machinery plinth will be visible from the proposed new Bedford Mine Trail. It is proposed to fence along western edge near end of new track route.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219466 | Migrated Record: BUCK. |
| SDV219623 | Migrated Record: 1880S & 1905. |
| SDV219624 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219625 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219626 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV361388 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2012. Bedford Mine Trail, Gulworthy, Devon: Impact Assessment. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service Report. 2012R063. Digital. 18; Site 40. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3861 | Part of: Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4727 - PLINTH NON SPECIFIC (XVIII to Unknown - 1751 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV9110 - Impact Assessment: Bedford Mine Trail, Gulworthy
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 30 2024 7:42AM |
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