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| HER Number: | MDV56093 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Thomas' Shaft & Engine House |
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Summary
Thomas' Shaft & Engine House at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 440 737 |
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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/504/13/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1884, 105SW (Cartographic). SDV218129.
Not specifically marked on OS 6" (1884) map but there are buildings and a chimney here.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
"Thomas' Shaft" is on OS 6" (1907) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX47SW (Cartographic). SDV336689.
Disused on OS 6" (1954) map.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Thomas' Shaft. Part of Wheal Emma, Devon Great Consols Mine. Other details: Fig 17.
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, 189-90, Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Thomas' Shaft shown on 19C maps was the first to be sunk at Wheal Emma mine before 1850. The balance bob box & mountings were located on the east side of the shaft. Thomas' Shaft engine/boiler house & a miner's dry were located to the north of the shaft at SX44067373. The survey in 2002 found no evidence of the shaft & the buildings were represented by overgrown mounds of masonry rubble & mine waste. The large engine house granite cylinder bedstones remained visible. Other details: Sites 292 & 293.
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. 189-90, 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) |
| MDV71538 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Building (Monument) |
| MDV3869 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Railway Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71535 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Reservoir (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1796 - Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley
- EDV1797 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 7:40PM |
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