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| HER Number: | MDV106404 |
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| Name: | Reservoir in Morwelldown Plantation |
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Summary
Reservoir in Morwelldown Plantation shown on early 20th century map, said to have fed all the Bedford Estate farms in the area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 457 716 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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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
- RESERVOIR (XIX to XX - 1880 AD to 1906 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Reservoir' shown in Morwelldown Plantation.
Unknown, 2011-2014, The National Archives, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=027-482a3&cid=2-2-3-3#2-2-3-3 (Website). SDV347727.
Documents held in the Devon Record Office include:
Report, pump water at vicarage 482A - 3/PB 55 1882
Agreement for supply of water by meter to vicarage from Morwell Down Water Works 482A - 3/PB 56 1912
Schedule of fixtures 482A - 3/PB 57 1926
Policy and papers, fire insurance 482A - 3/PB 58-62 1920, 1927
Knight, S., 2013-2015, Land Management Case Work, 13-MAY-2014 (Personal Comment). SDV351543.
The farmer reports that the reservoir is dug in and brick built, with cast iron pipes separated from former lead pipes by slate lined chambers. The reservoir is part of Morwell Down Water Works, which supplied Bedford Estate Farms until the 1960s, from Orestocks in the south to Chipshop in the west.
Payne, S., 2014, Buctor Farm Environment Plan (Personal Comment). SDV356350.
Leat taking water from the Lumburn near the canal bridge, running southwards to pumping house with waterwheel at 246475,72123.Water was then pumped from this building up to a reservoir to then feed all the Bedford Estate farms in the area. The reservoir is at 245764,71604.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Reservoir (covered)' shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV347727 | Website: Unknown. 2011-2014. The National Archives. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Digital. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=027-482a3&cid=2-2-3-3#2-2-3-3. |
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| SDV351543 | Personal Comment: Knight, S.. 2013-2015. Land Management Case Work. 13-MAY-2014. |
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #65926 ] |
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| SDV356350 | Personal Comment: Payne, S.. 2014. Buctor Farm Environment Plan. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV106396 | Related to: Leat to West of River Lumburn (Monument) |
| MDV106400 | Related to: Pumping House to North-west of Shillamill Viaduct (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 14 2014 2:19PM |
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