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Summary

Foundations of the former engine house at Combe Martin silver mine, still visible to the west of the forge.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENGINE HOUSE (XIX - 1837 AD to 1837 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Building shown to west of forge on late 19th century map. Map object based on this Source.

Claughton, P., 1997, Lead and Silver Mining: Old Combmartin Mine, 79-81 (Article in Monograph). SDV344180.

Plan showing the identifiable remains of the 50 inch cylinder engine house, William's Shaft, Old Combmartin mine. Also a reconstruction of the west elevation. Other details: Plan and elevation. Map object based on this Source.

Warburton, M., 2001, Industrial Archaeology - A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past (Leaflet). SDV81878.

Webb, K. + Wharburton, M., 2002, Mine Tenement Combe Martin, Historical Importance: A Summary, 5 (Article in Serial). SDV344184.

In 1837 a Cornish engine house, with a chimney 60 feet high, was built, housing a 50 inch steam engine driving a 24 foot iron Beam as well as a 30 foot Balance Bob beside the 57 fathom shaft. The foundations of the engine house are still visible, together with the Balance Bob pit and the 9 foot square pumping shaft.

Unknown, 2002, Mine Tenement: The Nerve Centre of 19th Century Mining in Combe Martin, 25 (Article in Serial). SDV90321.

Plan shows foundations of engine house. Other details: Plan.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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Associated Events: none recorded

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