Morwellham Quay

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Morwellham Quay is an historic river port in Devon, England that developed to support the local mines. The port had its peak in the Victorian era and is now run as a tourist attraction and museum. It is the terminus of the Tavistock Canal, and has its own copper mine.

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independent museum, open-air museum, mining museumUnited Kingdom

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    Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in England  
  • Plymouth Borough Control
    civil defence centre in Devon, UK
  • Plymouth Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in Devon, UK
  • Bakers Pit
    cave system in Devon, England
  • Carnglaze Caverns
    artificial caves in Cornwall, UK
  • Joint Mitnor Cave
    cave in Devon, England
  • Kitley Show Cave
    cave in Devon, England
  • Radford Cave
    Cave in Devon, England
  • Reed's cave
    cave in England
  • Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves
    cave in Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Birch Tor and Vitifer mine
    tin mine on Dartmoor, England
  • Devon Great Consols
    mine in Devon, England
  • Early 20th century arsenic works at the Devon Great Consols Mine
    mine in Gulworthy, United Kingdom
  • Engine House And Chimney At Druid Copper Mine
    copper mine in Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
  • Eylesbarrow mine
    tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK
  • Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor
    mine in Lydford, United Kingdom
  • Gawton arsenic mine and flue
    mine in Gulworthy, United Kingdom
  • George and Charlotte Copper Mine
    copper mine in Gulworthy, Devon, England, UK
  • Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine
    mine in Calstock, United Kingdom
  • Meldon Quarry
    Granite quarry in Devon, England
  • Monkstone Mine
    manganese mine in Monkstone, Devon, England
  • Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine
    mine in Calstock, United Kingdom
  • Polyne Quarry
    quarry in the UK
  • South Caradon 19th century copper mine
    copper mine in St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine
    archaeological site in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, England, UK
  • Phoenix United Mine
    tin and copper mine in Cornwall, UK
  • Morwellham Quay
    historic river port in Devon, England
  • Devonport Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Old Devonport Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Saltash Tunnel
    tunnel
  • Shaugh Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Shillamill Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
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Waterwheel at Morwellham in 1977Waterwheel at Morwellham in 1977
Waterwheel at Morwellham Quay near TavistockWaterwheel at Morwellham Quay near Tavistock
Morwellham Quay, DevonMorwellham Quay, Devon
Waterwheel at Morwellham Quay in 1989Waterwheel at Morwellham Quay in 1989
Morwellham QuayMorwellham Quay
The Waterwheel Morwellham QuayThe Waterwheel Morwellham Quay
Morwellham Quay, The WaterwheelMorwellham Quay, The Waterwheel
Morwellham: restored Tamar sailing barge `Lynher`Morwellham: restored Tamar sailing barge 'Lynher'
Morwellham Quay - steam engineMorwellham Quay - steam engine
Morwellham Power StationMorwellham Power Station
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
linkpageBuddle Pit page@Wikidata
sitebunkerCrownhill Fortmilitary museum, fort, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerPlymouth Borough ControlPlymouth City Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerPlymouth Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Devon County CouncilWikidata
sitecaveBakers PitcaveWikidata
sitecaveCarnglaze CavernscaveWikidata
sitecaveJoint Mitnor CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveKitley Show Caveshow caveWikidata
sitecaveRadford CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveReed's cavecaveWikidata
sitecaveWorth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown WharvescaveWikidata
sitemineBirch Tor and Vitifer minetin mineWikidata
sitemineDevon Great Consolscopper mineWikidata
sitemineEarly 20th century arsenic works at the Devon Great Consols Minearsenic mineWikidata
sitemineEngine House And Chimney At Druid Copper Minecopper mineWikidata
sitemineEylesbarrow minetin mine, archaeological siteWikidata
sitemineFoxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tortin mineWikidata
sitemineGawton arsenic mine and flueore mineWikidata
sitemineGeorge and Charlotte Copper Minecopper mineWikidata
sitemineGunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram minecopper mine, tin mineWikidata
sitemineMeldon QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineMonkstone Minemanganese mineWikidata
sitemineOkeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
siteminePolyne QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineSouth Caradon 19th century copper minecopper mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Minearchaeological site, tin mineWikidata
sitemine1836Phoenix United Minecopper mine, tin mineWikidata
sitemuseumMorwellham Quayindependent museum, mining museum, open-air museumWikidata
sitetunnelDevonport Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelOld Devonport Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSaltash TunnelNational Highways, road tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelShaugh Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelShillamill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
commonsimageWaterwheel at Morwellham in 1977 Commons
commonsimageWaterwheel at Morwellham Quay near Tavistock Commons
commonsimageMorwellham Quay, Devon Commons
commonsimageWaterwheel at Morwellham Quay in 1989 Commons
commonsimageMorwellham Quay Commons
commonsimageThe Waterwheel Morwellham Quay Commons
commonsimageMorwellham Quay, The Waterwheel Commons
commonsimageMorwellham: restored Tamar sailing barge 'Lynher' Commons
commonsimageMorwellham Quay - steam engine Commons
commonsimageMorwellham Power Station Commons