MEM23007 - Late 19th or early 20th Century sluice near Blackford (Monument)

Summary

A sluice was noted on historic mapping. A length of walling was visible in this location during a walkover survey in 2021.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

A 20th Century sluice was visible on the 2nd and 3rd Edition Ordnance Survey maps. This was no longer visible on the 2014 MasterMap. [1-3] The sluice is also not marked on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map, suggesting a date of post c.1889. [4] The site was partly inaccessible during a walkover survey in 2021; however, an extant length of walling was noted in this location. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1933-1938. County Series, Third Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <5> Report: Toop, N.. 2021. Heritage Impact Assessment: River Aller floodplain reconnection, Holnicote Estate, Somerset. FAS Heritage. HA 159, p 33, plate 16.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 fluvial
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

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Grid reference SS 9208 4554 (point) Historic mapping
Map sheet SS94NW
Civil Parish SELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2021 1:46PM

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