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HER Number:MDV78239
Name:Underground Water Channel at Tamar Lead Smelting Works

Summary

Remains of a section of a circular brick lined tunnel or water drain below the cobbled yard at the south-west end of the Tamar lead smelting works.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 433 649
Map Sheet:SX46SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBere Ferrers
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERE FERRERS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATER CHANNEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Buck, C., 2008, Weir Quay Smelters, Devon: Impact and Conservation Assessment, 30 (Report - Assessment). SDV344723.

Section of circular brick lined tunnel or water drain, 1.3 metres diameter and approximately 6 metres in length, recently collapsed and filled with concrete. Other details: Figures 17, 22, site 55. Map object based on this Source.


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

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344723Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2008. Weir Quay Smelters, Devon: Impact and Conservation Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2008R137. A4 Stapled + Digital. 30.

Associated Monuments

MDV5442Part of: Tamar Smelting Works, Weirquay, Bere Ferrers (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4767 - Archaeological Assessment of Weir Quay Smelters
  • EDV4768 - Field Survey of Weir Quay Smelters, Devon

Date Last Edited:Jul 28 2011 12:50PM