Tyrwhitt's Stable, near Clearbrook, Yelverton, Devon UK
N 50° 28.037 W 004° 05.428
30U E 422610 N 5591155
An old barn is know as Tyrwhitt's Stable it was used for housing horses used on the Dartmoor Tramway.
Waymark Code: WM6W24
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2009
Views: 2
This old building is on the edge of Yelverton golf course, it was known as Tyrwhitt's stable, where the horses used to pull the wagons on the nearby tramway, were changed, fed and stabled between Yelverton and Plymouth. The Tramway existed until about 1880, it was superseded by the newer railway to the east the tramway.
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt was the founder of Princetown, built Dartmoor Prison and the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.
The building is now used by the nearby golf course.
Construction: Stone
Is this a 'working' barn?: Equipment Shed (used to store farm implements)
Distinctive Features: Other (describe below)
Other Distinctive Features:
This is a single storey building with a chimney, the fire was to keep the stable boys warm in winter, the building is in an exposed position at the top of a hill.
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