Electric Light Shed (remains)

Electric Light Shed (remains) is a ruins in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Electric Light Shed (remains) is situated nearby to the ruins ‘F’ Range Redoubt (remains), as well as near the military installation Field Telephone Connection.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yes Tor and Meldon Quarry.

Yes Tor

Peak

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.

Meldon Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway and later for British Rail. Meldon Quarry is situated 1 mile northwest of Electric Light Shed (remains).

Meldon Viaduct railway station

Station

Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meldon Viaduct railway station was a railway station at Meldon in Devon. It was renamed in 2015 from Meldon Quarry railway station. Meldon Viaduct railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Electric Light Shed (remains).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Meldon.

Rowtor Target Railway

Locality

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.

Meldon

Hamlet

Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 1½ miles west of Electric Light Shed (remains).