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HER Number:MDV77160
Name:Boat Building Shed at Sandquay

Summary

Boat building shed, originally open-sided, shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 878 520
Map Sheet:SX85SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDartmouth
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDARTMOUTH(TOWNSTAL)

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOAT SHED (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.

Map object based on this Source.


Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Dart Marina, Dartmouth, Devon, 7; figures 6-7 (Report - Assessment). SDV344566.

An open-sided boat building shed was erected over part of the 1790s wet dock by 1887, but it appears to have been enclosed by 1904. The building, which survived into the post-war period, may overlie the site of Benjamin Tanner's sawpits. Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338879Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344566Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Dart Marina, Dartmouth, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.28. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7; figures 6-7.

Associated Monuments

MDV43367Part of: Sandquay Shipyards (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4680 - Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Dart Marina, Dartmouth, Devon

Date Last Edited:Apr 18 2013 4:22PM