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| HER Number: | MDV121804 |
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| Name: | Reservoir for Morwellham Hydro-Electric Power Station |
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Summary
A reservoir built in the 1930s to feed water from the Tavistock Canal to power Morwellham hydro-electric power station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 447 699 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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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 (Built, Early 20th Century to World War II - 1930 AD to 1939 AD)
Full description
Buck, C., 2012, Morwell Wood Trail, Nr Morwellham, Devon: Impact Assessment
Nr Morwellham, Devon
Impact assessment, 15 (Report - Assessment). SDV361384.
Extant and operational. Will be visible from the proposed Morwell Wood Trail.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2017, South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 1008 (Interpretation). SDV360825.
A reservoir built in the 1930s to feed water from the Tavistock Canal to power Morwellham hydro-electric power station.
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology (Monograph). SDV361789.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Reservoir marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111192 ] |
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| SDV360825 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 1008. |
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| SDV361384 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2012. Morwell Wood Trail, Nr Morwellham, Devon: Impact Assessment
Nr Morwellham, Devon
Impact assessment. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service Report. 2012R064. Digital. 15. |
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| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62956 | Related to: Hydroelectric Power Station at Morwellham (Monument) |
| MDV121796 | Related to: Leat to Reservoir for Morwellham Hydro-Electric Power Station (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9109 - Impact Assessment: Proposed Morwell Wood Trail, Wheal Maria, Gulworthy
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 29 2024 12:55PM |
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