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HER Number:MDV131527
Name:Well adjacent to Newtons Place, Newton Abbot

Summary

Excavation for a drain against the east wall of St Leonard's Church, now Newtons Place, revealed a small well with a lead pipe leading down into the water. A pump is marked in this location on the 1889 OS Town map.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 856 711
Map Sheet:SX87SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton Abbot
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWOLBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WELL (XIV to Post Medieval - 1301 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.

Pump ('P') marked.

Harrison, V., 2021, Conversion of the former St. Leonard’s Church into Newton’s Place, 126-128 (Report - Survey). SDV364495.

Excavation for a drain against the east wall of St Leonard's revealed a small well with a lead pipe leading down into the water. This belonged to the Turks Head Pub. A pump is marked in this location on the 1889 OS Town map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338879Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133092 ]
SDV364495Report - Survey: Harrison, V.. 2021. Conversion of the former St. Leonard’s Church into Newton’s Place. Val Harrison Heritage Consultant,. Digital. 126-128.

Associated Monuments

MDV73191Related to: 41 Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot (Monument)
MDV42000Related to: Burgage plot and Tenement south of Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8732 - Recording and analysis of St Leonard's Church, Newton Abbot

Date Last Edited:Sep 23 2021 4:18PM