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Summary

At poldice mine, the wheel pit and the remains of some walls can be seen south of the river walkham, near grenofen bridge. Further up the hillside, above the tip of rubble, an adit leads in to a shaft. Worked in the 1880's, small yields of lead, copper and tin were obtained.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/54

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COPPER MINE (XIX - 1880 AD (Between) to 1889 AD (Between))

Full description

HARRIS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22166.

At poldice mine, the wheel pit and the remains of some walls can be seen south of the river walkham, near grenofen bridge. Further up the hillside, above the tip of rubble, an adit leads in to a shaft. Worked in the 1880's, small yields of lead, copper and tin were obtained. A tin mine, probably closing in the late 1870's, it lies on the east bank of the walkham valley close beside the site of the walkham viaduct, stone from which, after its demolition in 1965 was used for filling the deep mines shaft (harris).

1971, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV264885.

'walkham united mine (copper, disused)' marked on os 6" (1905/1938) and (1971) maps (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV264886.

Harris, h. /industrial archaeology of dartmoor/(1968)191,226.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV264887.

Des=os 6"(1905/1938)105se.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV264888.

Des=os 6"(1971).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV264889.

Richardson, p. H. G. /british mining/44(1992)139/mines of dartmoor and the tamar valley after 1913.

Rendell, P., 1996, Exploring the Lower Walkham Valley (Monograph). SDV361766.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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