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Summary

Old shaft marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MINE SHAFT (XIX - 1857 AD to 1864 AD)

Full description

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

Old Shaft at South Lady Bertha Mine marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 17, Fig 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.

South Lady Bertha (Copper) mine. This short-lived mine was opened in 1857 and by 1858 was reported to be working three copper-bearing lodes using waterpower. The sett and two lodes are depicted on a map of 1859 extending from the River Tavy, west to Didham. Hamilton Jenkin claimed the mine sold 147 tons of ore between 1859-61 but no sale is recorded in Hunt’s Mineral Statistics for the years the mine operated. By 1861 the mine had reached a depth of 40 fathoms and employed 30 people but was probably closed by 1862 and wound-up in March 1864. An undated Abandoned Mine Plan and section, shows an engine shaft with pumps and hoisting, operated by a waterwheel, and an unmarked building. Other details: Site 5.

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Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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