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HER Number:MDV9903
Name:Wells in Station Road, Teignmouth

Summary

In Station Road, wells have been sunk twelve feet through pipeclay and rushes to gravel.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 942 730
Map Sheet:SX97SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTeignmouth
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWEST TEIGNMOUTH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/53

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WELL (Unknown date)

Full description

Ormerod, G. W., 1883, Notice of the Head of an Iron Halberd Found in an Excavation at Teignmouth, 142 (Article in Serial). SDV350543.

In Station Road, wells have been sunk twelve feet through pipeclay and rushes to gravel.


Exeter Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Fire Station on Land off the A379 Teignmouth, Devon (Report - Assessment). SDV361709.

Wells in the area of Lower Brook Street and Station Road are said to have been sunk 4m through what was described as 'pipeclay' (unlikely to be so) and rushes to gravel.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV350543Article in Serial: Ormerod, G. W.. 1883. Notice of the Head of an Iron Halberd Found in an Excavation at Teignmouth. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 15. 142.
SDV361709Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Fire Station on Land off the A379 Teignmouth, Devon. Exeter Archaeology. 04.23. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 7 2018 9:49AM