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| HER Number: | MDV124309 |
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| Name: | Parson's Quarry Leat |
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Summary
Short leat dating to the mid 19th century that served the quarry.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 453 745 |
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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
- LEAT (Constructed, XIX - 1845 AD to 1873 AD (Between))
Full description
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 241-2, fig 2.11 (Monograph). SDV361789.
Parson's Quarry Leat ran between SX4529 7466 (Higher Lumburn Bridge) to SX4537 7447. Very short leat that took water from the River Lumburn and carried it southwards through a culvert under the waste dumps of Stiles Week Quarry and terminating at a small pitchback or high breast-shot waterwheel of no more than 15 foot diameter by about 4 foot breast (4.6 by 1.2 metres). This drove pumps in Parson's Quarry via a short flat-rod to the south. The tailrace was returned to the Lumburn via an abandoned canal arm of 1819-21 to the west. Another leat from the River Lumburn served the slab cutting machine at the North Quarry (course partly shown in fig 7.33).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 241-2, fig 2.11. [Mapped feature: #114537 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21609 | Part of: Quarries south of Higher Lumburn Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2018 3:13PM |
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