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| HER Number: | MDV43276 |
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| Name: | Shipyard, Bideford |
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Summary
A small shipyard existed at Ford Yard from at least the 1930s. Run by Blackmore and Sons, it produced wooden minesweepers and small patrol boats during World War Two. Closed in 1956 when the company moved downstream to Cleave Houses.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 453 259 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bideford |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/206/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIPYARD (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.
Grant, A. + Christie, P., 1987, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV339388.
Pye, A. R. + Simpson, S. J., 1991, Bideford Waterfront NRA Tidal Defence Scheme: Historical Survey and Part 1 Archaeological Survey, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV15240.
A small shipyard existed at Ford Yard from at least the 1930s. Run by Blackmore and Sons, it produced wooden minesweepers and small patrol boats during World War Two. Closed in 1956 when the company moved downstream to Cleave Houses.
Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Residential Development at New Road, Bideford (Report - Assessment). SDV13528.
The shipyard was at the south end of what has been Ford Timber Yard. It operated from the 1930s to the1960s. Most of the site was a covered yard which became an agricultural implements depot before being demolished.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV13528 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Residential Development at New Road, Bideford. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.33. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV15240 | Report - Survey: Pye, A. R. + Simpson, S. J.. 1991. Bideford Waterfront NRA Tidal Defence Scheme: Historical Survey and Part 1 Archaeological Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV336668 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91665 ] |
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| SDV339388 | Monograph: Grant, A. + Christie, P.. 1987. The Book of Bideford. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV65748 | Parent of: Open Fronted Structures south of New Road Shipyard (Monument) |
| MDV43275 | Related to: Ford Timber Yard, Bideford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7330 - Results of a Desk-based Assessment: New Road, Bideford, Devon
- EDV7331 - Results of Walkover Survey - New Road, Bideford (Ref: 160630)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 28 2023 10:18AM |
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