Tavistock, Taylor Square
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Tavistock, Taylor Square
Image: © Ian James Cox Taken: 30 Sep 2009
John Taylor designed and built the Tavistock Canal, which runs to Morwellham Quay on the river Tamar. It was in use from 1817 to 1873 to transport copper from the mines on Dartmoor. (The canal today supplies water from the river Tavy to a hydro-electric power station). This is his house in Taylor Square. In the background is the viaduct for the now disused South Western Junction Railway, opened in 1890 and closed in 1968.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.550917
Longitude
-4.14594