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| HER Number: | MDV70363 |
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| Name: | Thomas's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine |
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Summary
Site of a shaft shown on the 1867 survey & the os (1884) maps. The feature was known as ‘thomas’s shaft’ & was sited on the ‘ding dong lode’ probably ventilating the underground workings. The survey in 2003 found no surface evidence for the shaft in an area forming the front lawn of ‘hatchwood house’. The owners of the house had the shaft capped with a concrete slab c2000 (buck).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 438 721 |
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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/517/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219410.
Des=buck, c.(cornwall archaeological unit)/bedford united mine: archaeological assessment/(2003)70+fig 24/cau report no 2003ro43 site 78 in smr.
BUCK, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219466.
Site of a shaft shown on the 1867 survey & the os (1884) maps. The feature was known as ‘thomas’s shaft’ & was sited on the ‘ding dong lode’ probably ventilating the underground workings. The survey in 2003 found no surface evidence for the shaft in an area forming the front lawn of ‘hatchwood house’. The owners of the house had the shaft capped with a concrete slab c2000 (buck).
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 180, figs 6.30-32 (Monograph). SDV361789.
Shown on map of surface workings at Ding Dong.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219410 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219466 | Migrated Record: BUCK. |
| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 180, figs 6.30-32. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3888 | Part of: Ding Dong Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV70364 | Related to: Adit at Ding Dong Mine (Monument) |
| MDV70365 | Related to: Old Dyer's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2018 12:58PM |
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