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HER Number:MDV76296
Name:Leat at Sydenham, Marystow

Summary

Leat at Sydenham shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. The leat runs between two adjacent farm buildings to the north of Sydenham House and probably drove a waterwheel situated between them.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 427 837
Map Sheet:SX48SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMarystow
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMARYSTOW

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Leat shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Map object based on this Source.


Child, P., 2002, Countryside Stewardship. Farm Buildings at Sydenham House, West Devon (Correspondence). SDV344228.

A mill leat runs between a barn and an adjacent L-shaped building in the farm yard to the north of Sydenham House, the embankment of which survives to the south. Presumably there was a waterwheel between the two buildings.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Marked as a drain on modern Ordnance Survey map. Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344228Correspondence: Child, P.. 2002. Countryside Stewardship. Farm Buildings at Sydenham House, West Devon. Letter to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV76295Related to: Barn to North of Sydenham House, Marystow (Monument)
MDV67674Related to: L-Shaped Farm Building at Sydenham, Marystow (Monument)
MDV1636Related to: Sydenham House, Marystow (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 18 2010 10:20AM