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| HER Number: | MDV63005 |
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| Name: | Waterwheel at the manganese mill, Morwellham |
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Summary
The present 32 feet diameter wheel was salvaged from the china clay workings on Headon Down in 1973 and re-erected in the existing wheelpit. The original wheel powered a manganese grinding works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 445 696 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NW/584
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Morwellham Display Boards (Illustration). SDV358896.
Booker, F., 1970, The Story of Morwellham (Monograph). SDV323432.
Gaskell-Brown, C., 1977, Morwellham: An Archaeological Survey, 17 (Report - Survey). SDV344219.
No information survives about the original wheel, but from the dimensions of the wheelpit and the position of the stone walls supporting the launder, a close estimate of the size was possible. An abandoned 32 foot wheel was salvaged from the china-clay workings at Headon Down in 1973, and installed in the existing wheelpit.
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 580 (Monograph). SDV325629.
Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T., 1998, Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal, 40 (Report - non-specific). SDV319814.
Waterwheel at Morwellham Quay of 32 feet diameter. Brought from Dartmoor in 1975 and re-erected at former manganese grinding works. Wheel worked by leat from canal.
Passmore, A. J., 2009, Archaeological Recording at Morwellham Quay 2008-9, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV344217.
Other details: Figure 3.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Knevitt Consulting Engineers, Unknown, Elevations and plans of Structures at Morwellham Quay (Plan - measured). SDV347962.
Plans and sections of the waterwheel installation and manganese mill showing areas in need of consolidation and repair.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319814 | Report - non-specific: Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T.. 1998. Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal. Exeter Archaeology Report. 98.60. A4 Stapled + Digital. 40. |
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| SDV323432 | Monograph: Booker, F.. 1970. The Story of Morwellham. The Story of Morwellham. Unknown. |
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| SDV325629 | Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. 580. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97185 ] |
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| SDV344217 | Report - Survey: Passmore, A. J.. 2009. Archaeological Recording at Morwellham Quay 2008-9. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.100. Digital. 3. |
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| SDV344219 | Report - Survey: Gaskell-Brown, C.. 1977. Morwellham: An Archaeological Survey. A4 Stapled + Digital. 17. |
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| SDV347962 | Plan - measured: Knevitt Consulting Engineers. Unknown. Elevations and plans of Structures at Morwellham Quay. A3 Folded + Digital. |
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| SDV358896 | Illustration: Morwellham Display Boards. A4 Unbound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76288 | Part of: Manganese mill at Morwellham Quay (Monument) |
| MDV76291 | Related to: Launder for Manganese Mill at Morwellham Quay (Monument) |
| MDV76292 | Related to: Leat at Morwellham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4589 - Archaeological Recording at Morwellham Quay 2008-9
- EDV4590 - Archaeological Recording at Morwellham Quay 2008-9
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 5 2020 4:06PM |
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