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| HER Number: | MDV56092 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, New Shaft |
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Summary
'New Shaft' at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 437 735 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/504/13/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1884, 105SW (Cartographic). SDV218129.
"New Shaft", and a a chimney beside the shaft, marked on OS 6" (1884) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
"New Shaft" also marked on OS 6" (1907) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX47SW (Cartographic). SDV336689.
Marked as disused on OS 6" (1954).
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
Remains of an engine house accompanying Wheal Emma are still visible.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
New Shaft. Part of Wheal Emma, Devon Great Consols Mine.
Buck, C., 1998, Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley, 45 (Report - Assessment). SDV241750.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 183-4, Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
New Shaft at Wheal Emma mine shown on 19C maps to the southeast of Railway Shaft (see PRN 3869). The survey in 2002 found the shaft 3m long x 2m wide x 0.9m deep at the eastern end of a 10m long depression . A balance bob box was sited at the western end of the depression & the capstan was sited on the south side of the shaft. A raised earth & stone tram or railway trackbed was found running west from SX43797350 to the main railway line at SX43707346. A large spoil mound centred at SX43777351 surrounds the shaft & was partially retained by a wall up to 1.2m high. Other details: Sites 277,278,279.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1884. 105SW. 6". |
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| 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. |
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| SDV241750 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 1998. Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Bound. 45. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 183-4, Figs 22,38. |
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| SDV276342 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 105 SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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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. 94-108. |
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| SDV336689 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX47SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3878 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
| MDV77909 | Related to: Chimney, New Shaft, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
| MDV77910 | Related to: Raised Tramway, New Shaft, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
| MDV3869 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Railway Shaft (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1791 - Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley
- EDV1792 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2010 11:49AM |
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