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| HER Number: | MDV56145 |
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| Name: | Inclined tramway, Wheal Friendship Mine |
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Summary
Inclined tramway at Wheal Friendship Mine. Ran from Bennett's Shaft to arsenic works and tin mills. Details of workings given. The course of the incline is still discernible as a row of field gates in a straight line. It is also visible following the contours round to the arsenic works and in 1989 was visible as a cropmark beyond the Horndon Road. The tramway was re-laid in 1923-25.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 508 791 |
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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/82/25
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAMWAY (Constructed, XIX - 1834 AD to 1836 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Tramway is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 36-47, figure 5 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Inclined tramway at Wheal Friendship Mine. Ran from Bennett's Shaft to arsenic works and tin mills. Details of workings given. The course of the incline is still discernible as a row of field gates in a straight line. It is also visible following the contours round to the arsenic works and in 1989 was visible as a cropmark beyond the Horndon Road. The tramway was relaid in 1923-25.
Depicted on plan.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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, figure 5. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #95471 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56134 | Related to: Bennett's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV78085 | Related to: Dowerland Farm, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56144 | Related to: Flatrod gully to Bennett's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV114641 | Related to: Town Head Cottages, Mary Tavy (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2019 10:35AM |
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