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| HER Number: | MDV124300 |
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| Name: | The Wheal Gawton Arsenic Works Leat |
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Summary
This leat ran from Bayly's Engine Wheel to the later 19th century workings of Wheal Gawton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 453 689 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XIX to XX - 1875 AD to 1902 AD (Between))
Full description
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 229, Fig 7.7 (Monograph). SDV361789.
The Wheal Gawton Arsenic Works Leat (c.1875-1902) SX4543 6898 to SX4507 6879
A 360 metre long leat ran from Bayly's Engine Wheel to the later 19th century workings of Wheal Gawton. The water drove at least one small waterwheel for the mine's Brunton calciners, developed from c.1875 for roasting arsenic pyrites. Probably also supplied the boilers of the mine's steam engines between 1875-early 20th century. Much of the course is obscured by c.1860 and later arsenic flues which ran along part of its line.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 229, Fig 7.7. [Mapped feature: #114516 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV43326 | Part of: Arsenic Refinery, Gawton Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2018 10:51AM |
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