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| HER Number: | MDV78906 |
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| Name: | The Tunnels, Ilfracombe |
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Summary
Tunnels to men's and women's bathing beaches, cut in 1823.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 514 477 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ilfracombe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILFRACOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TUNNEL (XIX - 1823 AD to 1823 AD (Between))
Full description
North Devon District Council, 1997, Ilfracombe Harbour Conservation Area Character Appraisal (1st Draft - June 1997) in Ilfracombe Harbour Conservation Area Partnership Bid Preliminary Application (Un-published). SDV345949.
In 1836 the Ilfracombe Sea Bathing Company created baths and the Tunnels Beaches by boring holes through the rock, and two sandy coves were opened up; one for men and one for women. Other details: 4.4.
English Heritage, 2010, Historic Houses Register (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV154869.
The tunnels themselves, and the entrances on the beach side, have no architectural features, consisting of bare rock with occasional reinforcements in brick. The tunnels were cut by Welsh miners in 1823.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154869 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: English Heritage. 2010. Historic Houses Register. Historic Houses Register. Website. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105713 ] |
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| SDV345949 | Un-published: North Devon District Council. 1997. Ilfracombe Harbour Conservation Area Character Appraisal (1st Draft - June 1997) in Ilfracombe Harbour Conservation Area Partnership Bid Preliminary Application. North Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78905 | Related to: Entrance to The Tunnels, Ilfracombe (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 2 2010 3:34PM |
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