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| HER Number: | MDV72215 |
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| Name: | Pynes Weir, Upton Pyne |
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Summary
Pynes Weir is first documented in 1774. It served a leat to Pynes Mill which was straightened in 1833 when the waterworks was first built. The leat still supplies water to turbines at the waterworks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 918 962 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Civil Parish | Upton Pyne |
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| District | East Devon |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXETER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Pynes Weir marked, from which a leat was taken to Exeter Water Works, formerly the site of Pynes Mill. The weir is shown as a coursed stone structure.
Minchinton, W., 1987, Life to the City, 78, 103 (Monograph). SDV324778.
Following the construction of the Exeter Water Works in 1833 the leat was widened and straightened. It is still in use to power pumping turbines.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 141 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
According to a sale notice for Pynes Mill in the Exeter Flying Post, 10th June 1774, the Lord of the Manor had to 'bear one third of the Expence of Repairing the Wear and Banks' and also had to provide the timber for the repairs.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Pynes Weir marked. A salmon ladder is shown on the east side.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV324778 | Monograph: Minchinton, W.. 1987. Life to the City. Life to the City. 78, 103. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 141. |
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| 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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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122844 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72214 | Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Upton Pyne (Monument) |
| MDV72216 | Related to: SLUICE GATE in the Parish of Upton Pyne (Monument) |
| MDV62692 | Related to: Upton Pyne, Pyne's Mills (Monument) |
| MDV72213 | Related to: WATERWORKS in the Parish of Upton Pyne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 14 2019 3:26PM |
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