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| HER Number: | MDV56130 |
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| Name: | Brenton's Stack, Wheal Friendship Mine |
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Summary
Now demolished, this stack may have been constructed as a replacement for an older, perhaps smaller stack at Wheal Friendship Mine. Demolished during Territorial Army exercises in 1954.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 508 794 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of buildings and machinery, as well as earthwork and buried remains of features relating to the Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy, worked between 1700-1925
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/82/5
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHIMNEY (XIX - 1870 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Brenton's Stack' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Brenton's Stack is depicted on the early 20th century historic map, at the end of the flue.
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 25 (Monograph). SDV7016.
"Brenton Stack". Now demolished.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 36-47; fig 5 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Brenton's Stack. May have replaced an earlier smaller stack. Demolished during Territorial Army exercises in 1954.
Munro, D., 1999, The Mary Tavy / Peter Tavy Excursion, 8-9 (Article in Serial). SDV224990.
'Brenton's Stack' replaced an older one which may not have had sufficient height to draw the approximately 300 metre long flue.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224990 | Article in Serial: Munro, D.. 1999. The Mary Tavy / Peter Tavy Excursion. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 17. Leaflet. 8-9. |
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| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 36-47; fig 5. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95457 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 25. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56132 | Related to: Brenton's Inclined Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV56126 | Related to: Flue at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV26314 | Related to: Hill Bridge Leat, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56140 | Related to: Mine shaft at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 15 2018 11:14AM |
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