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HER Number:MDV8682
Name:Horse Engine House at Aller Farm

Summary

Roundhouse at Aller Farm with a horsewheel that worked a reed comber.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 880 686
Map Sheet:SX86NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingskerswell
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishABBOTSKERSWELL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/25

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HORSE ENGINE HOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Fielder, M. E., 1934, Old Time Survivals in Devon, 363-364 (Article in Serial). SDV336455.

An old reed comber consisting mainly of two spiked wooden drums is worked by a horse wheel in the roundhouse at Aller Farm.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336455Article in Serial: Fielder, M. E.. 1934. Old Time Survivals in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 66. A5 Paperback. 363-364. [Mapped feature: #52907 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 27 2012 9:49AM