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Summary

Richard's Engine Shaft was one of the earliest shafts at Wheal Josiah mine which was part of Devon Great Consols

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/504/6/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.

'Richard's Shaft' marked on OS 6" (1907) map.

Goodridge, J. C., 1964, Devon Great Consols, a Study of Victorian Mining Enterprise, 246 (Article in Serial). SDV240773.

Devon Great Consols. In 1872 only 16,329 tons of copper ore sold. Search for tin under the copper workings initiated. Richard's Engine Shaft on Wheal Josiah selected to be deepened to the prescribed level of 300 fathoms. Rock drills and an air compressor bought. Abandoned through lack of money.

Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.

Richard's Shaft, part of Wheal Josiah. Flat-rod incline led directly to this shaft (see PRN 56090). Other details: Fig 17.

Buck, C., 1998, Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley, 44 (Report - Assessment). SDV241750.

Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 113-4+Figs 21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.

Richard's Engine Shaft shown on 19C maps was one of the earliest shafts at Wheal Josiah & the deepest at Devon Great Consols with an angle bob pit on the southeast side & a capstan to the northeast. The survey found that the shaft had been capped & the area landscaped as a grass field. Other details: Site 148.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV240773	Article in Serial: Goodridge, J. C.. 1964. Devon Great Consols, a Study of Victorian Mining Enterprise. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 96. 246.
SDV241750	Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 1998. Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Bound. 44.
SDV241758	Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 113-4+Figs 21,38.
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SDV276342	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 105 SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV323598	Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 94-108.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1501 - Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley
• EDV1502 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment

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