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| HER Number: | MDV104013 |
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| Name: | Devon Wheal Francis Mine |
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Summary
Devon Wheal Frances, or Francis Mine was worked between 1859 and was still active in 1870. The company purchased the neighboring Yarrow or Yarner Mine in 1866 which had recently been abandoned. Unclear when working finally ceased but the mine is not indicated on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map dating to the 1880s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 778 783 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XIX - 1859 AD to 1899 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Mine not depicted on this map, although an area of quarrying is shown, which presumably was associated with the mine.
Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K., 2005, Mines of Devon, 130, 157 (Monograph). SDV282410.
Devon Wheal Frances (or Francis) assumed by Dines to be an alternative name for the Yarner Mine, was in fact a quite distinct sett although it closely adjoined the latter on the high ground to the west. Working began about 1859 and in 1866 it was decided to purchase the Yarner Mine (then recently abandoned) for the sum of £250. As a consequence of this it was claimed by extending the Yarner adit, Devon Wheal Frances would be able to develop its lodes to a depth of 90 fathoms without the aid of machinery.
About this time the property was inspected by two visiting captains who reported that the mine laqy near the summit of a high hill and contained eleven lodes, four of which where exposed at surface showed widths of 4 to 14ft. In the cross-cut adit the lodes were principally composed of gossan and mundic (iron pyrites), with spots and leaders of green silicate of copper (chrysocolla). The mine was still active in 1870 when it was 30 fathoms deep and employing 40 people. No record of production has been found nor is it known when working finally ceased.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282410 | Monograph: Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K.. 2005. Mines of Devon. Mines of Devon. Paperback Volume. 130, 157. [Mapped feature: #1664 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV104014 | Parent of: Adit at Devon Francis Mine, Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV104000 | Parent of: Adit by stream in Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV104006 | Parent of: Boundary bank, Devon Wheal Francis Mine (Monument) |
| MDV103961 | Parent of: Charcoal Burning Platform in Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV104009 | Parent of: Concrete post-holder, Devon Wheal Francis Mine (Monument) |
| MDV104002 | Parent of: Deposit associated with Devon Wheal Francis Mine (Monument) |
| MDV103969 | Parent of: Leat to Dressing Floor at Yarner Mine (Monument) |
| MDV103192 | Parent of: Spoil Heap in Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV104011 | Parent of: Spoil heap, Devon Wheal Francis (Monument) |
| MDV104003 | Parent of: Trial adit for Devon Wheal Francis Mine (Monument) |
| MDV103967 | Parent of: Two Adits on south side of Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV104016 | Related to: Irrigation ditch in Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV104015 | Related to: Spoil heap at Yarner House (Monument) |
| MDV8070 | Related to: Yarrow Copper Mine, Yarner Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6071 - East Devon Natural Nature Reserve and surrounds Archaeological Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 4 2013 12:07PM |
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