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| HER Number: | MDV9384 |
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| Name: | Trenchford Reservoir |
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Summary
Trenchford Reservoir, 1903-7. Best remains and most pleasing composition of the three reservoirs, style matching that of the earlier two. Valve tower a simple iron column with iron valves, reached by walkway. Outlet at base of dam, into concrete channel. Simple concrete spillway with concrete bridge over. Iron pipework runs across base of spillway. Commemorative stone at northern end of the dam. Original fencing posts and gates (with mechanism for holding wires tight) remain on west side of dam, by F. Marton & Co. of Liverpool.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 804 826 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| Civil Parish | Christow |
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| Civil Parish | Hennock |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX88SW46
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1463497
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RESERVOIR (Edwardian - 1903 AD to 1907 AD (Between))
Full description
Kingdon, A. S., 1938 - 1942, Torquay Water and Electricity, 141 (Article in Serial). SDV349152.
Completed August 1907 with capacity of 171 million gallons. History of the reservoir given.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, 4038 (Aerial Photograph). SDV121530.
Bastow, R. F., 1956, The diatom-flora of the Torquay Corporation Waterworks in the parish of Hennock, 239-240 (Article in Serial). SDV311186.
Trenchford Reservoir. The reservoirs are enclosed by earthen embankments with core walls of clay puddle carried across natural valleys. A third reservoir, known as Trenchford, was constructed in 1907, total storage of the three reservoirs being 468 million gallons. The middle reservoir, Tottiford, is drawn into the lower reservoir, Trenchford, from which the supply is taken to the filters. The water from the Fernworthy reservoir, finished in 1942, is conveyed by pipeline and discharged into the Trenchford reservoir.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on the aerial photograph and recorded on the map overlay.
Trueman, M., 2000, The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme (Report - non-specific). SDV288012.
Trenchford Reservoir, 1903-7. Best remains and most pleasing composition of the three reservoirs, style matching that of the earlier two. Valve tower a simple iron column with iron valves, reached by walkway. Outlet at base of dam, into concrete channel. Simple concrete spillway with concrete bridge over. Iron pipework runs across base of spillway. Commemorative stone at northern end of the dam. Original fencing posts and gates (with mechanism for holding wires tight) remain on west side of dam, by F. Marton & Co. of Liverpool.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV121530 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4038. |
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| SDV288012 | Report - non-specific: Trueman, M.. 2000. The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. WIM.I. A4 Comb Bound. |
| SDV311186 | Article in Serial: Bastow, R. F.. 1956. The diatom-flora of the Torquay Corporation Waterworks in the parish of Hennock. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. Unknown. 239-240. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV349152 | Article in Serial: Kingdon, A. S.. 1938 - 1942. Torquay Water and Electricity. Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society. 8. Unknown. 141. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120107 | Related to: Ash-house at Higher Mardon, Christow (Monument) |
| MDV104868 | Related to: Bridge between Tottiford and Trenchford Reservoirs (Monument) |
| MDV22325 | Related to: Bullaton Farmstead, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
| MDV120105 | Related to: Farm buildings at Higher Mardon, Christow (Building) |
| MDV120106 | Related to: Farmhouse at Higher Mardon, Christow (Building) |
| MDV120109 | Related to: Field system around Higher and Lower Mardon Farms (Monument) |
| MDV108166 | Related to: Higher Mardon Farmstead, Christow (Monument) |
| MDV9347 | Related to: Kennick Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV71014 | Related to: RESERVOIR in the Parish of Hennock (Monument) |
| MDV9380 | Related to: Tottiford Reservoir, Hennock (Monument) |
| MDV120110 | Related to: Water tank east of Trenchford Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV120108 | Related to: Weir between Trenchford and Tottiford Reservoirs (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7432 - Archaeological survey of woodland around Kennick and Tottiford Reservoirs
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2021 12:48PM |
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