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Summary

Granite socket stone and granite post adjoining Manganese Dock, on which a shearleg crane was mounted. Thought to date to around 1796.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021461: Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese mill

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUAY CRANE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1796 AD? to 1801 AD (Between))

Full description

Waterhouse, R., 2009, In-situ Archaeological Finds at Morwellham Quay, 1 (Report - non-specific). SDV344990.

Granite socket stone and granite post adjoining Manganese Dock, on which a shearleg crane was mounted. Parts of a crane intended to be used as a reconstruction lie on the river bank to the south. Other details: Site 1b.

Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 107, 133-5, Figs 4.35 (Monograph). SDV361789.

Shear-leg crane of around 1796 shown on survey plan of the Public Quay. This is third crane on the quay (and the best-known). It has been visible since the 1970s. A shearleg design, it was mounted on the upstream side of the Tamar Manure Navigation dock of c.1796-1800. The socket for its upright post survives in a granite block on the quayside, while one of the two granite posts nearby formed the anchors for its angled shearlegs.
More detail in Chapter 11.

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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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