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| HER Number: | MDV32885 |
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| Name: | Tower Hamlet Quarry |
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Summary
Tower Hamlet quarry shown on early 20th century map
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 596 293 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishop's Tawton |
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| Civil Parish | Swimbridge |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS52NE/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 13SE* (Cartographic). SDV335654.
'Quarry' shown on Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1905) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, SS52NE (Cartographic). SDV336562.
Quarry shown but not marked on Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1963) map.
Bowman, A., 1993, List of Quarries (Un-published). SDV336564.
Operated by Barnstaple Rural District Council in 1896 employing 1 person. In 1937 the quarry employed two people.
Bowman, A. C., 1998, British Quarrying History (Monograph). SDV71598.
Tower Hamlet Quarry. Worked for roadstone and shiny stone; road depot.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV335654 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 13SE*. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV336562 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. SS52NE. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV336564 | Un-published: Bowman, A.. 1993. List of Quarries. Unknown. |
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| SDV71598 | Monograph: Bowman, A. C.. 1998. British Quarrying History. British Quarrying History. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2006 2:54PM |
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