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HER Number:MDV78736
Name:Pump Drain Lobby, George and Charlotte Mine

Summary

Exit from drain connected to Engine Shaft, to channel water from the mine into the River Tamar.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 452 698
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGulworthy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DRAIN (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Buck, C., 2010, George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 43 (Report - Assessment). SDV345606.

This feature has been interpreted to be a pump drain lobby. It connects to Engine Shaft, at a point where mine water was pumped up from the 40 fathom level and out through this lobby. The lobby was cleared of debris in the 1980s, it is 8 metres long and partially revetted with stone. Its top edge is 3 metres below track railway level, and the portal is only 1.5 metres high and 1 metre wide, inside the steel gated and padlocked portal exterior. Water still currently drains out of the feature. Other details: Figure 18: site 35.


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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105560 ]
SDV345606Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2010. George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2010R122. A4 Stapled + Digital. 43.

Associated Monuments

MDV5467Part of: George and Charlotte Mine (Monument)
MDV5467Related to: George and Charlotte Mine (Monument)
MDV78696Related to: Engine Shaft, George and Charlotte Mine (Monument)
MDV5467Part of: George and Charlotte Mine (Monument)
MDV5467Related to: George and Charlotte Mine (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4945 - Archaeological Assessment of George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon
  • EDV4946 - Field Survey of George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon

Date Last Edited:Nov 10 2010 8:50AM