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| HER Number: | MDV103809 |
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| Name: | Workshops, Mount Foundry |
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Summary
Excavations revealed important elements at the centre of the early foundry complex, covering the period 1804-1864.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 485 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WORKSHOP (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Mount Foundry, Tavistock, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation Report, 8; figures 1-3 (Report - Evaluation). SDV347974.
Remains of buildings shown on John Wood's map of 1842 were revealed in Area 1 during archaeological evaluation. Map object based on this source.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Site of the Former Mount Foundry and Tavistock Foundry, Tavistock, Devon. Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project Design, 19, 36-39; figure 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV347973.
Bedford estate plans from the mid 19th century show a number of buildings marked 'Workshops', which were replaced or remodelled later in the 19th century. The focus of the excavations revealed important elements at the centre of the early foundry complex, covering the period 1804-1864. Almost all the functions of a small foundry were represented, including a cupola furnace and a casting floor, hammer mills and a boring mill, several elements being relatively well preserved , and together representing an unusual survival of this period. See report for full details. Map object based on this source.
Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Mount Foundry, Tavistock: An Early 19th Century Iron and Brass Foundry in West Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV351156.
Trevarthen, M., 2009, Mount Foundry, Tavistock. An Early 19th Century Iron and Brass Foundry in West Devon, 217-247 (Article in Serial). SDV344802.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344802 | Article in Serial: Trevarthen, M.. 2009. Mount Foundry, Tavistock. An Early 19th Century Iron and Brass Foundry in West Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 67. Paperback Volume. 217-247. |
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| SDV347973 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Site of the Former Mount Foundry and Tavistock Foundry, Tavistock, Devon. Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Wessex Archaeology Report. 63995.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 19, 36-39; figure 2. |
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| SDV347974 | Report - Evaluation: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Mount Foundry, Tavistock, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology Report. 63991.03. A4 stapled + Digital. 8; figures 1-3. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351156 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Mount Foundry, Tavistock: An Early 19th Century Iron and Brass Foundry in West Devon. Wessex Archaeology Report. 63996.01. A4 Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4093 | Part of: Mount Foundry, Tavistock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4807 - Archaeological Investigations at Mount Foundry, Tavistock
- EDV5424 - Evaluation at Mount Foundry
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 5 2020 11:07AM |
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