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| HER Number: | MDV56128 |
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| Name: | Arsenic works at Wheal Friendship Mine |
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Summary
Established in the 1870s, the condensing chambers were built in the 1920s. Remains of the various buildings can still be seen.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 506 794 |
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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/82/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARSENIC WORKS (XIX - 1870 AD to 1879 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Late 19th century historic map shows various buildings.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Range of buildings has been extended on the early 20th century historic map.
Ordish, H. G., 1962, Wheal Friendship flue, calciners and cooling chambers (Photograph). SDV276562.
Photo of original chambers from 1960s.
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 26, 28 (Monograph). SDV7016.
A considerable amount of the arsenic plant remains.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 36-47, figure 5 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Original stone-built arsenic condensing chambers at Wheal Friendship erected in the 1870s. New chambers were built in the 1920s to the south of the old ones. These were visible on a 1949 Department of Environment aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Remains of buildings depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 36-47, figure 5. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95455 ] |
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| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 26, 28. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56125 | Parent of: Calciners at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56126 | Related to: Flue at Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV56138 | Related to: Smithy at Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 15 2018 11:14AM |
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