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| HER Number: | MDV79873 |
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| Name: | Water Wheel at Anderton Mine, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Water wheel shown on late 19th century Ordnance Survey map, to the west of the Tiddy Brook. Part of the old Anderton Mine complex.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 723 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Waterwheel shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Passmore, A., 2009, Archaeological Recording at Anderton Mine, Tavistock, Devon, 1; figures 2-3 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV347943.
Between the building and the dressing floor is a waterwheel with an attached building, which may have provided power to drive stamps for crushing the tin. A late 19th century photograph shows a tramway leading from an adit located further uphill and terminating beside the waterwheel, where ore could be dropped into the mill housing the stamps.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 12; figure 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
Anderton Mine has a split location. The old mine is in the valley of the Tiddy Brook, to the east of the modern A386. The later section is at Anderton, a farm to the west of the road. The site of the former included a water-powered stamping mill. In 1844 the mine is recorded as having two waterwheels but insufficient water to operate them.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106675 ] |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12; figure 4. |
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| SDV347943 | Report - Watching Brief: Passmore, A.. 2009. Archaeological Recording at Anderton Mine, Tavistock, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.107. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1; figures 2-3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4077 | Part of: Anderton Mine, Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV79870 | Related to: Stamping Mill at Anderton Mine, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5390 - Archaeological Recording at Anderton Mine, Tavistock
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2012 3:14PM |
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