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| HER Number: | MDV3874 |
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| Name: | Devon Great Consols, Wheal Josiah |
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Summary
Wheal Josiah mine was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 431 737 |
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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
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
Wheal Josiah (copper & arsenic disused) marked on OS 6" (1907) map.
Ramsden, J. V., 1952, Notes on the Mines of Devonshire, 97 (Article in Serial). SDV60737.
J3 Wheal Josiah, part of Devon Great Consols. Other details: Fig 1.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, t., 1989, An Archaeological Survey of the Arsenic Works and an Inventory of the Other Historic Workings at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, 19-20 (Report - Survey). SDV226597.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock, 79-111 (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
Other details: Fig 1; Plate 10.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Wheal Josiah. Part of Devon Great Consols. Includes Richards and Hitchins (and possibly Agnes and Counthouse shafts). Presumably closed by 1903. Not referred to amongst the workings that were re-opened later. Other details: Fig 17.
Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T., 1998, Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal, 36 (Report - non-specific). SDV319814.
Buck, C., 1998, Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley, 39 (Report - Assessment). SDV241750.
Reservoir ponds are best preserved features of the mine (some still hold water). Now engine house remains are covered in vegetation, as are possible railway buildings near the terrace of Miners' Cottages. Waste dumps have been partially removed. Railway/tramway routes are in good condition through the woods but not in open areas.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 9-10 Figs 4,8,9,10,11,12,21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Wheal Josiah was named after Josiah Hitchins & was developed in 1845.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219136 | Article in Serial: Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.. 1989. The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 47. Paperback Volume. 79-111. |
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| SDV226597 | Report - Survey: Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, t.. 1989. An Archaeological Survey of the Arsenic Works and an Inventory of the Other Historic Workings at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock Hamlets. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 89.08. A4 Stapled + Digital. 19-20. |
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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. 39. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 9-10 Figs 4,8,9,10,11,12,21,38. |
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| SDV276342 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 105 SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV319814 | Report - non-specific: Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T.. 1998. Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal. Exeter Archaeology Report. 98.60. A4 Stapled + Digital. 36. |
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| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 94-108. |
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| SDV60737 | Article in Serial: Ramsden, J. V.. 1952. Notes on the Mines of Devonshire. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. A5 Hardback. 97. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71429 | Parent of: Wheal Anna Maria, Adit (Monument) |
| MDV71500 | Parent of: Wheal Emma, Reservoir, Aqueduct and Wheelpit (Monument) |
| MDV37316 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah Cottages (Building) |
| MDV71489 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Building (Monument) |
| MDV3864 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Buildings & School (Monument) |
| MDV71498 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Dressing Floor, Buddles & Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV71380 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Engine House (Monument) |
| MDV56090 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Flat Rod Cutting (Monument) |
| MDV71530 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Hawkmoor House (Monument) |
| MDV51116 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Hitchins's Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71492 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, House (Monument) |
| MDV71422 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Leat (Monument) |
| MDV71496 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Leat (Monument) |
| MDV56085 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Magazine (Monument) |
| MDV71421 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Pond (Monument) |
| MDV71420 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Railway Lines (Monument) |
| MDV71490 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV3867 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Richard's Engine Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV3863 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Sawmill (Monument) |
| MDV71379 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71381 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71607 | Parent of: Wheal Josiah, Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV42209 | Related to: Wheal Josiah, Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV56114 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Blanchdown Adit (Monument) |
| MDV42206 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Precipitation & Ochre Works (Monument) |
| MDV3880 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Railway (Monument) |
| MDV56088 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Two Water Wheels (Monument) |
| MDV71371 | Related to: Wheal Anna Maria, Engine House Complex (Monument) |
| MDV3869 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Railway Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71493 | Related to: Wheal Josiah, Leat (Monument) |
| MDV71529 | Related to: Wheal Josiah, Track (Monument) |
| MDV71615 | Related to: Wheal Thomas/Watson, Flat Rod Cutting (Monument) |
| MDV3883 | Related to: Wheal Thomas/Watson, Plunger Shaft (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1498 - An Archaeological Survey of the Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols
- EDV1499 - Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley: Cultural Heritage Appraisal
- EDV1500 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
- EDV744 - Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 10 2014 8:08AM |
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