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| HER Number: | MDV132574 |
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| Name: | Wheel pit, Brookwood Mine |
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Summary
A large wheelpit which powered pumping equipment in Emma Shaft at Wheal Emma Mine, which operated between 1845 and 1885, latterly under the name of South Devon United Copper Mines from 1878-1885.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 715 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76NW56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1431189
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Newman, P., 2005, Brookwood and Wheal Emma Copper Mines, Buckfastleigh, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359199.
(30/04/2005) A large wheelpit which powered pumping equipment in Emma Shaft at Wheal Emma Mine(SX 76 NW 52), which operated between 1845 and 1885, latterly under the name of South Devon United Copper Mines from 1878-1885. The wheelpit is built against the east-facing slope at the central area of Wheal Emma . Much of the fabric of this wheelpit has collapsed though sections of the long south wall survive. The north wall has recently suffered a major collapse and that which remains is in imminent danger of following it; the interior is strewn with tumbled masonry. The internal dimensions are 16.2m by 2.2m (53ft by 7.2ft) with walls up to 1.3m thick. The depth is unknown because of the accumulation of tumbled masonry. This wheelpit probably contained the 50ft by 5ft waterwheel described as being installed in 1859 after completion of the Wheal Emma leat. This waterwheel was the second in the Wheal Emma Leat sequence and an angled wooden launder would have been needed to divert water from the leat further up the slope, where the masonry lining of sluice remains in place. The wheel powered pumps and possibly winding machinery in Emma shaft. A square stone-line pit near the western end of the wheelpit measuring 2m by 2.3m and 1.3m deep is likely to have contained the balance box.
Mine surveyed at 1:1000 scale and described in detail.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV359199 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2005. Brookwood and Wheal Emma Copper Mines, Buckfastleigh, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. English Heritage. A1/01/2005. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49062 | Part of: South Devon United Copper Mine, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV7825 | Related to: Pixton's Shaft, Wheal Emma Mine (Monument) |
| MDV132565 | Related to: Wheal house, Brookwood Mine (Monument) |
| MDV132567 | Related to: Whim engine house, Brookwood Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2022 9:33AM |
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