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HER Number:MDV78738
Name:Braithwaite Header Tank, George and Charlotte Mine

Summary

Plastic covered steel header tank installed in the 1980s to provide water to power a reconstruction of an underground water wheel sited in Whim Shaft.

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

  • WATER TANK (XX - 1980 AD to 1989 AD (Between))

Full description

Buck, C., 2010, George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 33 (Report - Assessment). SDV345606.

Plastic covered steel Braithwaite header tank, installed in the 1980s to provide water to turn a reconstruction of an underground water wheel sited in Whim Shaft. The tank is filled by a 6 inch water pipe further up the valley, and the water falls onto the wheel via a pipe set in the shaft, the flow of which is activated by the engine driver of the underground railway experience. The tank is approximately 2.1 metres wide, 4 metres long and 2.6 metres high. Other details: Figure 18: site 12.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV345606Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2010. George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2010R122. A4 Stapled + Digital. 33.

Associated Monuments

MDV5467Part of: George and Charlotte Mine (Monument)
MDV78705Related to: Whim Shaft, 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 9 2010 3:28PM