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| HER Number: | MDV56095 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Engine House & Boiler House |
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Summary
19C engine house & boiler house beside 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/504/13/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENGINE HOUSE (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1884, 105SW (Cartographic). SDV218129.
'Engine House' marked on OS 6" (1884) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
Remains of the engine house are recorded on OS 6" (1907) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX47SW (Cartographic). SDV336689.
Remains of the engine house also recorded on OS 6" (1954) map.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
The remains of the engine house beside New Shaft are still visible.
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, 184-5, Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
The Engine House shown on 19C maps probably served both Railway Shaft (see PRN 3869) & New Shaft (seePRN 56092) at Wheal Emma mine. The survey in 2002 found the remnants of an engine house, a boiler house & loadings. The boiler house chimney was located to the east at SX43757551 Other details: Sites 279/1,280.
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. 184-5, 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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| 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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1793 - Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley
- EDV1794 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2010 11:32AM |
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