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| HER Number: | MDV124659 |
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| Name: | Williams' Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel |
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Summary
One of the eight shafts constructed on the course of the Tavistock Canal Tunnel on Morwelldown in the early 19th century. This shaft lies within Morwelldown Plantation, near to the incomplete Remfry's Shaft and a Second World War slit trench.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 456 716 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (Constructed, XIX - 1804 AD to 1811 AD (Between))
Full description
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 363, 367-72, 378, fig 10.72, 10.74, 10.80-81 (Monograph). SDV361789.
Eight shafts were sunk on the line of the tunnel, of which seven were completed (Remfry's was aborted due to hitting an Elvan dyke 16 fathoms from the surface).
Williams' Shaft was 68 fathoms (124 metres) and was sunk between 1804-1811. It lies within Morwelldown Plantation and was a replacement for the abortive Remfry's Shaft, which lies a little to the south-west. This shaft has surviving lengths of well-preserved shallow flat-rod trenches on the northern side.
The shaft remains open for about 20 feet (6 metres) down to a false bottom. The partially collapsed collar of the shaft lies within an encircling bank on its low flat-topped dump, with remains of a circular embanked horse whim track to its south-west. A Second World War practice trench and the dump on a roughly east-west alignment. Earthwork plan of Williams' Shaft included in publication.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 363, 367-72, 378, fig 10.72, 10.74, 10.80-81. [Mapped feature: #115032 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4069 | Part of: Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
| MDV124666 | Related to: Air Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
| MDV124657 | Related to: Bray's Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
| MDV79932 | Related to: Hitchen's Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
| MDV124663 | Related to: Remfry's Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
| MDV124665 | Related to: Rowe's Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
| MDV79951 | Related to: Taylor's Shaft, Tavistock Canal Tunnel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8013 - Survey of the Tavistock Canal Tunnel on Morwelldown
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2019 1:45PM |
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