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| HER Number: | MDV58703 |
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| Name: | Balsdon's Quarry |
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Summary
Possibly Balsdon's quarry, rented by Bideford Turnpike Trust in 1863.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 452 254 |
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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/276
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Quarry' shown. Map object based on this Source.
Bowman, A. C., 1995, A Historical Survey of Quarries, Quarry Companies and Operators in Devon., 11-12 (Report - non-specific). SDV343998.
Bowman, A. C., 1998, British Quarrying History (Monograph). SDV71598.
Balsdon's Quarry. References in 1863:
Balsdon's Quarry to be sloped in by Turnpike Trust. NDJ/12/11/63/5A;
Balsdon's Quarry, Bideford Turnpike Trust decide to give up quarry rented from Rich. Balsdon, Southcott. NDJ/8/10/63/5A.
Dick, A. M., 1998, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV343999.
'Quarry (disused)' shown at above grid reference on Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1963. Adjacent to new road, which was built by Turnpike Trust. May be site to which Bowman refers.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV343998 | Report - non-specific: Bowman, A. C.. 1995. A Historical Survey of Quarries, Quarry Companies and Operators in Devon.. Quarry Research Group Working Paper. 10A. A4 Unbound + Digital. 11-12. |
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| SDV343999 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1998. |
| SDV71598 | Monograph: Bowman, A. C.. 1998. British Quarrying History. British Quarrying History. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58453 | Related to: New Road, Bideford (Monument) |
| MDV34075 | Related to: Quarry on Ball Hill, Southcott (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 24 2009 10:21AM |
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