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| HER Number: | MDV8883 |
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| Name: | WATER WHEEL in the Parish of |
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Summary
Home farm, cockington. An old waterwheel placed in the heart of the barns provided power for the modern threshing machines, a combined bruiser and grinder, a saw-bench and a wooden reed-combing machine. The belts connecting this waterwheel with the various machines pass through slits in the walls of the wheelhouse to the apparatus in the barns. A hand-winnowing or 'wimbing' machine is still in use on the farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 89 63 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SE |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COCKINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SE/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316044.
Home farm, cockington. An old waterwheel placed in the heart of the barns provided power for the modern threshing machines, a combined bruiser and grinder, a saw-bench and a wooden reed-combing machine. The belts connecting this waterwheel with the various machines pass through slits in the walls of the wheelhouse to the apparatus in the barns. A hand-winnowing or 'wimbing' machine is still in use on the farm.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316045.
Fielder, m. E. /tda/66(1934)360/old time survivals in devon.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV316044 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV316045 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV124066 | Related to: Home Farm (formerly Manor Farm), Cockington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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