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HER Number:MDV109641
Name:Former Boat Yard, Grand Western Canal

Summary

Site of boat yard, probably used for repairing barges, on the north side of the canal at Ebear.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 061 164
Map Sheet:ST01NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBurlescombe
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBURLESCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOAT YARD (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 860 is described as 'Dock Yard and Road'.


Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Plot 860 includes an oval feature in the south-east corner with an adjacent small building.


Dodd, D., 2006, Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon (Report - Interim). SDV351654.

Site of boatyard. Described as 'pond for keeping the barges'. The site included a stone shed until it was demolished in the 1960s. It is thought to have been a barge repair site.


Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV351654Report - Interim: Dodd, D.. 2006. Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #69111 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV1497Related to: Grand Western Canal, Tiverton to Somerset Border (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 10 2015 11:42AM