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| HER Number: | MDV71537 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Bridge Base |
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Summary
19C bridge base for the incline plane railway & the site of a steam winder at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 440 737 |
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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
- BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 191 Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Wheal Emma incline plane railway shown on 19C maps ran from SX44047372 via the masonry bridge base to join the main Devon Great Consols railway (see PRN 3880) at SX43737341 & then south to SX43707346. The survey in 2002 found the bridge appeared to have been of timber on a masonry base 8.5m long x 2.5m high. An incline plane steam winder was located at SX44057371 but no surface evidence remained. Other details: Sites 294,294/1,295.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 191 Figs 22,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3878 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
| MDV3880 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1915 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2005 8:45AM |
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