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| HER Number: | MDV56097 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Powder Magazines |
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Summary
Two 19C powder magazines at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 439 736 |
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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/504/13/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MAGAZINE (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1884, 105SW (Cartographic). SDV218129.
'Magazine' marked on OS 6" (1884) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
Not on OS 6" (1907) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX47SW (Cartographic). SDV336689.
Not on OS 6" (1954) map.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 192-3 Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Two powder magazines shown on 19C maps at Wheal Emma mine. The survey in 2002 found the magazine at the above NGR with walls up to 2.3m high & an entrance in the north wall. The powder magazine to the northwest at SX43967367 was mostly extant with an entrance at the northwest corner. A blast barrier had been built near the northern side of the building. Other details: Sites 298 &299.
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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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 192-3 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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1802 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2010 11:17AM |
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