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| HER Number: | MDV76251 |
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| Name: | Capstan at Tamar Valley Mine |
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Summary
Capstan on west side of engine house at Tamar Valley mine, shown on late 19th century map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 437 678 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAPSTAN (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Capstan' shown at north-west corner of engine house, to west of second shaft. Map object based on this Source.
Nance, R. W. + Nance, R. D., 1996, A Survey of Engine Houses on the Mines of South Devon, 118-9 (Article in Serial). SDV241746.
The existing engine house is likely to date from 1873. A capstan and ropeway, directed towards the north end of the walled pit alongside the west wall, suggest that this enclosed the shaft and/or an angle bob (or balance box) connected to the crank by flatrods. Other details: Figure 13, plate 1.
Buck, C., 1998, Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley, 53 (Report - Assessment). SDV336795.
Site visit 11th March 1998. Site of capstan visible to north-west of engine house. Other details: Site 71.
Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C., 2009, Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley, 69, 78 (Monograph). SDV344097.
Other details: Figure 4.3.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241746 | Article in Serial: Nance, R. W. + Nance, R. D.. 1996. A Survey of Engine Houses on the Mines of South Devon. Mining History: Bulletin PDMHS. The Archaeology of Mining and Metallurgy in South-West Britain. 13, Number 2. A4 Paperback. 118-9. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336795 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 1998. Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 53. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344097 | Monograph: Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C.. 2009. Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley. Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley. Paperback Volume. 69, 78. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5447 | Part of: Tamar Valley Mine, Buttspill (Monument) |
| MDV61685 | Related to: Engine House and Stack at Tamar Valley Mine (Monument) |
| MDV76241 | Related to: Shaft at Tamar Valley Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 3 2010 9:33AM |
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