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Summary

Agnes's (new) Shaft at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/504/11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1884, 105SW (Cartographic). SDV218129.

Marked on OS 6" (1884) map.

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

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

Ramsden, J. V., 1952, Notes on the Mines of Devonshire, 88 (Article in Serial). SDV60737.

A2 Agnes. Part of Devon Great Consols. Copper and arsenic.

Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX47SW (Cartographic). SDV336689.

Also marked on OS 6" (1954) map.

Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, t., 1989, An Archaeological Survey of the Arsenic Works and an Inventory of the Other Historic Workings at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock Hamlets (Report - Survey). SDV226597.

Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock, 79-111 (Article in Serial). SDV219136.

Other details: Figs 1 and 2.

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

Other details: Fig 17.

Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 173-5, Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.

Agnes's (new) Shaft at Wheal Emma mine was sunk when the ground at Agnes's (old) Shaft (see PRN 51100) to the north became unworkable. The survey in 2002 found the choked shaft up to 4.5m diameter. The balance (or angle) bob mounting was identified to the southwest of the shaft. The box of granite stone was 3m long x 1.8m wide with iron pivot mounting bolts. Between the balance bob box & the shaft the balance bob mounting was built on a plinth 3.5m long x 0.6m high. The capstan shown on the 1867 & 1884 maps remained as a 0.5m high circular bank of 4m diameter with damage to the south & east sides. To the northeast of the shaft an adit portal was identified at SX43527359 with timber lined lintels & vertical supports & an opening 0.45m widw x 0.2m deep. No evidence was found of the mine buildings shown on the 19C maps to the north centered on SX43507358. Other details: Sites 257,258,259.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV218129	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1884. 105SW. 6".
SDV219136	Article in Serial: Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.. 1989. The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 47. Paperback Volume. 79-111.
SDV226597	Report - Survey: Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T. Pye, A. R. + Dixon, t.. 1989. An Archaeological Survey of the Arsenic Works and an Inventory of the Other Historic Workings at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock Hamlets. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 89.08. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV241758	Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 173-5, Figs 22,38.
	Linked documents:1
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.
SDV336689	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX47SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV60737	Article in Serial: Ramsden, J. V.. 1952. Notes on the Mines of Devonshire. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. A5 Hardback. 88.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1787 - An Archaeological Survey of the Arsenic Works & Other Historic Workings at Devon Great Consols
• EDV1788 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment

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