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| HER Number: | MDV26306 |
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| Name: | Lanyon's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine |
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Summary
Lanyon's Shaft became the principal producing shaft at Wheal Friendship, taking over from Bennett's Shaft in 1891.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 513 791 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/82/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1949, RAF 540/226, 5162 (Aerial Photograph). SDV271060.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Lanyon's Shaft (disused). Shaft visible on aerial photographs in the centre of a small spoil heap.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 36-47 fig 5 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Lanyon's Shaft became the principal producing shaft at Wheal Friendship, taking over from Bennett's Shaft in 1891.
Griffith, F. M., 1996, DAP/ABF, 7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV273204.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Shaft' depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV271060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF 540/226. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5162. |
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| SDV273204 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1996. DAP/ABF. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| 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 fig 5. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #85258 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4188 | Related to: Bennett's Adit (Monument) |
| MDV56134 | Related to: Bennett's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV26308 | Related to: Mine shafts to the east of Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2016 2:28PM |
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