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| HER Number: | MDV56134 |
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| Name: | Bennett's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine |
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Summary
Bennetts shaft; the principal workings of the later stages of Wheal Friendship Mine although Lanyon's Shaft took over from the 1890s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 511 791 |
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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/82/13
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENGINE HOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Bennett's Shaft' depicted on the late 19th century historic map, with engine house to the west.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
As the late 19th century historic map.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 36-47, fig.5. (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Bennetts Shaft. Principal workings of the later stages of Wheal Friendship Mine although Lanyon's Shaft took over from the 1890s. Arsenic and tin were the main products. There was an engine house here, an inclined tramway to the arsenic works and tin works, and a flat rod bed to the water wheel near Brenton's stack. Bennett's Shaft had been sunk by 1882. Ceased operating in 1885 but saw some re-working after this date. Headgear still standing in the 1930s but gone by 1949. The engine house had been demolished by 1943. Shaft infilled in the 1960s.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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, fig.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). [Mapped feature: #95461 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV4188 | Parent of: Bennett's Adit (Monument) |
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56144 | Related to: Flatrod gully to Bennett's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV26314 | Related to: Hill Bridge Leat, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56145 | Related to: Inclined tramway, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV26306 | Related to: Lanyon's Shaft, Wheal Friendship Mine (Monument) |
| MDV34226 | Related to: Miner's Dry, Wheal Friendship Mine (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 15 2018 11:07AM |
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