MEM15334 - Workers Cottages at Brendon Hill (Monument)

Summary

Ten labourer's cottages constructed from railway sleepers.

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Type and Period (1)

WORKERS COTTAGE (AD 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD (Unclassified))

Protected Status

Principal Archaeological Landscape 44: West Somerset Mineral Railway and associated mineworkings

Full Description

Ten cottages said to be constructed from tarred railway sleepers providing accomodation for labourers employed by John Gunn, the contractor for the western extension of the West Somerset Mineral Railway. [1]

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SEM7046 Report: Jones, M.H.. 1995. Notes on some of the Brendon Hills Iron Mines and the West Somerset Mineral Railway.
<2> SEM7005 Report: Jones, M.H.. 1995. Report on Proposed Low-Key Visitor Access to Industrial Sites on the Brendon Hills. P.10.

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Local List Status (Unassessed)
National Park: Exmoor National Park

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Grid reference	Centred ST 0208 3418 (59m by 29m)
Map sheet	ST03SW
Civil Parish	BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Brendon Hill Yard (Monument) (MEM15330)

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Record last edited

May 28 2019 4:00PM

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