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HER Number:MDV82431
Name:The Forge, Branscombe

Summary

Reference is made to a blacksmiths shop within the 19th century Tithe Apportionment. A smithy is also labelled in this area on both the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps, and on the Ordnance Survey Master Map.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 197 886
Map Sheet:SY18NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBranscombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRANSCOMBE

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Trust SMR: 104233

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 626 is recorded as a 'Blacksmiths shop and house' within the Branscombe Tithe Apportionment.


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

A 'smithy' is labelled.


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

A 'smithy' is labelled.


Butters, F. C., 1980, Branscombe and the Parish and the Church, 6, Photo (Pamphlet). SDV363022.

Described as 'picturesque'.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Plot 626 on the Branscombe Tithe Map of 1840 is recorded as a 'Blacksmiths shop and house' on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. A smithy is labelled in this location on both the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps, and on the Ordnance Survey Master Map.


Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

A 'smithy' is labelled.

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).
SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV363022Pamphlet: Butters, F. C.. 1980. Branscombe and the Parish and the Church. Paperback Volume. 6, Photo.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 23 2019 10:09AM