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| HER Number: | MDV3863 |
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| Name: | Wheal Josiah, Sawmill |
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Summary
Sawmill at Wheal Josiah mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 429 737 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/504/6/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SAW MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Goodridge, J. C., 1964, Devon Great Consols, a Study of Victorian Mining Enterprise, 237 (Article in Serial). SDV240773.
Buck, C., 1998, Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley, 44 (Report - Assessment). SDV241750.
Devon Great Consols mine. Sawmill at Wheal Josiah. Branch of the railway laid to it. Timber brought from Morwellham by railway. One of the large reservoirs at Wheal Josiah was supplied via a pumping water wheel near the Tamar to power the mine's saw mills.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 160-1+Figs 21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of the saw mill at Wheal Josiah which was probably built in the late 1850s. In 1860 the saw mill consisted of one circular saw & 18 perpendicular saws powered by a water wheel. A building at SX43027369 was probably a timber store. The survey found the platform for the site with no upstanding remains. Other details: Site 232,232/1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240773 | Article in Serial: Goodridge, J. C.. 1964. Devon Great Consols, a Study of Victorian Mining Enterprise. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 96. 237. |
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| SDV241750 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 1998. Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Bound. 44. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 160-1+Figs 21,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3874 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Josiah (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1513 - Preliminary assessment of industrial sites in the Tamar Valley
- EDV1514 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 11:15AM |
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