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| HER Number: | MDV56126 |
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| Name: | Flue at Wheal Friendship Mine |
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Summary
Flues from four calciners combined into single main flue which ran to two arsenic condensing chambers and on to Brenton's Stack. Likely to have been built in the 1870s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 507 794 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of buildings and machinery, as well as earthwork and buried remains of features relating to the Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy, worked between 1700-1925
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/82/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FLUE (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
'Flue' is marked on the 1950-1960s historic map.
Ordish, H. G., 1962, Wheal Friendship flue, calciners and cooling chambers (Photograph). SDV276562.
Two black and white photographs of section of the flue taken in the early 1960s, when quite a lot of the structure remained.
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 25 (Monograph). SDV7016.
Wheal Friendship Mine. A large 91.4 metre long flue lead from the arsenic works to the now demolished Brenton's Stack.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 38-47, figure 5 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Flues from four calciners combined into single main flue which ran to two arsenic condensing chambers and on to Brenton's Stack. Likely to have been built in the 1870s. The length of the flue from the chambers to the base of the stack was 244 metres.
Munro, D., 1999, The Mary Tavy / Peter Tavy Excursion, 8-9 (Article in Serial). SDV224990.
Approximately 300 metres long, flue still reasonably intact with two wire ropes reinforcing concrete roof.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Flue is still depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224990 | Article in Serial: Munro, D.. 1999. The Mary Tavy / Peter Tavy Excursion. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 17. Leaflet. 8-9. |
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| SDV276562 | Photograph: Ordish, H. G.. 1962. Wheal Friendship flue, calciners and cooling chambers. Photocopy. |
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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. 38-47, figure 5. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #95453 ; #95454 ] |
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| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 25. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56128 | Related to: Arsenic works at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV56130 | Related to: Brenton's Stack, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV56125 | Related to: Calciners at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV56127 | Related to: Furnace at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 31 2018 12:03PM |
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