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Summary

Small 19th century building on the south side of track to north of the Mine Captain's house. Noted as being in good condition in 1985. Single storey. Three small rooms. Functioned as an outhouse or store.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002667: Gawton arsenic mine and flue

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PRIVY HOUSE (XIX - 1880 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
• SHED (XIX - 1880 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
• STOREHOUSE (Built, XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD to 1906 AD)

Full description

Timms, S., 1985, An Archaeological Assessment of the Remains of the Quay, Mine and Arsenic Works at Gawton, Tavistock Hamlets, 4.3, appendix (Report - Assessment). SDV352213.

4.3 - small building on south side of track to north of houses (4.1) Noted on sources dating to 1906, 1953, 1984. Good condition. Single storey. Three small rooms. Outhouse / store.

Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 54-55 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.

Sheds/privys located at SX 45053 68823. The small buildings at the bottom of a new garden are likely to have been either garden sheds or more likely toilets. They are in a relatively stable condition. All the main walls survive to their original height with many intact gable ends and doorway openings. Other details: Site No. 57.2.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Depicted on the modern mapping.

Clive Meaton, 2023, Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument (Redacted Costs Version), 143-147, Photograph 84 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.

The Small Buildings are illustrated on historic mapping at the bottom of the new garden and were interpreted as Sheds or Privys located at SX 45053 68823. In 2006, the small range of single storey killas buildings at the bottom of the garden were found to be in a relatively stable condition, with the main walls surviving to their original height, and gable ends and doorway openings intact.
During this survey, the Outbuildings were overgrown and the masonry was frequently open jointed with localised stonework voids. There were no obvious signs of recent collapses, although a pile of overgrown masonry in the western room may relate to a more recent structural failure around the opening on the south side. The Outbuildings were assessed to be in poor condition and deteriorating. Other details: Site No. 57.2.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9132 - Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument
• EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
• EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine

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