See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

The site of the pumping wheel at Wheal Thomas/Watson mine which was part of Devon Great Consols

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WHEEL PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

Site of several adjoining rectangular features shown on OS 25" (1880s) map with leats to the east & west & a long rectangular building to the east at SX43557301.

Ordnance Survey, 1905, 25" (Cartographic). SDV1799.

Only the western section of leat is shown on OS 25" (19050 map.

Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 229-30, Figs 35,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.

The site of the Wheal Thomas/Watson mine pumping wheel is shown on the 19C maps with an adjacent building & leat supply. The survey in 2002 found a fragment of wall 1m long x 0.2m high with a slight dip at the eastern end of the water wheel pit.. Other details: Site 370.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1799	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 25". 25".
SDV241758	Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 229-30, Figs 35,38.
	Linked documents:1
SDV848	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV2115 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.