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| HER Number: | MDV71530 |
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| Name: | Wheal Josiah, Hawkmoor House |
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Summary
Hawkmoor House was built in 1864 as the Count House for Wheal Josiah mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 433 734 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COUNTING HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 179 Figs 21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Hawkmoor House was built in 1864 as the Count House for Wheal Josiah. It served as the company's new office & administration centre. It had a large dining room for public functions & an upper storey at the eastern end used as a 'setting box or stand' where miners were invited by the captain to bid for pitches. The lease of 1927 states that Hawkmoor had been converted to a dwelling. Other details: Site 269.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 179 Figs 21,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3874 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Josiah (Monument) |
| MDV71529 | Related to: Wheal Josiah, Track (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1895 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 3 2006 8:32PM |
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