| HER Number (PRN): | 00501 |
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| Name: | Inclined plane and gin wheel at Pant |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1177249: GIN WHEEL AT NGR SJ 2731 2186 |
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Monument Type(s):
- HORSE WHEEL (Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1837 AD to 1899 AD)
- INCLINED PLANE (Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1837 AD to 1899 AD)
Summary
A mid to late 19th century inclined plane and gin horse wheel, which are protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Llanymynech and Pant, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ22SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 2738 2184 |
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Related records
| 06645 | Related to: Tramway running between canal at Pant and Llanymynech quarries (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA510 - 1976 field observation by Shropshire County Council
- ESA5527 - 2003 Landscape archaeology assessment of the Montgomery Canal (English section) by CPAT
- ESA6130 - 2001 Archaeological Survey at Five Kilns, Pant, Llanymynech by Archenfield Archaeology Ltd (Ref: AA_24)
Description
Gin wheel, now disused. Probably mid to late C19. Roughly coursed and dressed limestone rubble side walls with cylindrical drum to centre. Drum has wooden boarding to rim and cast iron spokes. Chain wrapped around centre is fixed to trolley on short remaining section of track. Formerly associated with the stone quarries on nearby Llanymynech Hill, to which it was connected by an inclined plane <1>
First recorded on SMR 1976 by C Ryan thus: Gin wheel or winch. Restored to some extent by Parish Council. Consists of a large wooden drum or barrel, clad in wooden slats (c6ins wide) originally held together with metal rims (one remaining) connected to the internal support of the drum. (This has been replaced to some extent by the Parish Council). Drum supported of two roughly coursed stone walls. Drum dimensions, c6ft diameter and 8ft in length. Rotates in horizontal plane to operate up-down system of trucks. Limestone lowered to top of limekilns (SA 4428), burnt, removed by canal barge as agricultural lime for farmers along the canal. Inclined plane (NB not listed).Drop of c 100 ft down steep cliff. Somewhat overgrown, now a narrow track, no rails, believed taken up <2>
Noted to be in damaged condition by Montgomery Canal archaeology assessment in 2003 <8>
On the eastern downhill side of the wheel drum was a length of double track to permit two-way working. The course of this length has now been obliterated by the construction of Five Kilns house in the 1980s. <9>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 00501. |
| [01] | SSA2144 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1987-Oct-21. 20th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1574-0. List volume. p70. |
| [02] | SSA2149 - Site visit report: Ryan Carole. 1976-Jun-09. Visit Notes, 09/06/1976. |
| [03] | SSA2143 - Drawing: Green C. 1976 ?. Drawing. |
| [04] | SSA2146 - Photograph: Ryan Carole. 1976 ?. Photos. |
| [05] | SSA2148 - Photograph: Ryan Carole. 1984. Lime Workings, Pant. Colour. |
| [06] | SSA2147 - Photograph: Anon. 1976. Gin Wheel. Colour. |
| [07] | SSA2145 - Photograph: Shropshire County Council. 1975. Gin Wheel, Pant. |
| [08] | SSA21367 - Historic landscape survey report: Jones N W et 2 al. 2003. Montgomery Canal Conservation Management Strategy: landscape archaeology assessment. CPAT Rep. 550. |
| [09] | SSA22961 - Historic landscape survey report: Sherlock H and Pikes P J. 2001. Five Kilns, Pant, Llanymynerch: archaeological survey. Archenfield Archaeology Rep. p5. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2020 2:45PM |
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