See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV54950 |
|---|
| Name: | Camperdown Shipyard, Exmouth |
|---|
Summary
In an inlet behind Camperdown Terrace, down a narrow ramp in front of the Trinity buoy store, were built sizeable sailing ships until the 1880s. Thewhole area north of the dock and ropewalk is shown as a boat builders yard on the 1853 admiralty chart.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 994 809 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX98SE |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Exmouth |
|---|
| District | East Devon |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHAM |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SE/155
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIPYARD (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1853, Extract from Admiralty Chart (Cartographic). SDV129716.
Boat Builders Yard indicated on the Admiralty chart of 1853, extending across the whole area north of the ropewalk.
Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Archaeological Recording of a 19th Century Tar Pit near Exmouth Docks (Report - Excavation). SDV113660.
W.R. Redway, an 'old Exmothian' states that 'Camperdown, as now, was a ship building yard carried on by Mr. J. Walters. Richard and Thomas Redway took over the ropewalk and gradually became ship builders. Many vessels were built on the land now occupied by Mr. Sharp's boathouse between 1860 and 1870. Ship building was transferred to Dartmouth in 1869. Afterwards Thomas Redway built several ships at what is now called Camperdown.
Anonymous, Unknown, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV342659.
In an inlet behind Camperdown Terrace, down a narrow ramp in front of the Trinity buoy store, were built sizeable sailing ships until the 1880s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV113660 | Report - Excavation: Exeter Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Recording of a 19th Century Tar Pit near Exmouth Docks. Exeter Archaeology Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
| |
| | |
| SDV129716 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1853. Extract from Admiralty Chart. Admiralty Chart. Photocopy + Digital. |
| |
| | |
| SDV342659 | Monograph: Anonymous. Unknown. Guidebook. Photocopy. [Mapped feature: #34723 ] |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments
| MDV54949 | Related to: Site of Ropewalk at Exmouth Dock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2012 11:52AM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.