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| HER Number: | MDV134796 |
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| Name: | Outer Down turbine house, Chagford |
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Summary
Built to supply lighting to Outer Down House (constructed in 1911). Worth visited in 1926 and recorded a Pelton wheel here driving a dynamo.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 268 086 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TURBINE HOUSE (Built, Early 20th Century - 1911 AD (Between) to 1926 AD (Between))
Full description
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 68 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Outer Down turbine house, Chagford SX 6803 8656. Visited by W. H. Worth in 1926, who recorded a Pelton wheel here driving a dynamo to supply lighting to Outer Down House. It was fed by a 10 inch pipe reducing to 8 inches, around 215 yards long, with a fall of 45 feet. Photograph dated 2011 included.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 68. [Mapped feature: #142275 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33319 | Related to: Outer Down House, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2024 12:59PM |
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