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| HER Number: | MDV40563 |
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| Name: | Ventilation shaft and ruins at Frank Mills Mine, Christow |
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Summary
Ventilation shaft and remains of building at the site of Frank Mills silver-lead mine. Circa mid C19 stone rubble. Tapering shaft adjoining ruinous building surrounded by spoil heaps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 835 819 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Christow |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHRISTOW |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX88SW23
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 447374
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/33/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 85602
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE BUILDING (Constructed, XIX - 1857 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
- VENTILATION SHAFT (Constructed, XIX - 1857 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building and chimney depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, (1906) (Cartographic). SDV325644.
(SX 836820) Frankmills Mine (NAT) (Disused) (NAT).
Harris, H., 1968, Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor, 193 (Monograph). SDV149229.
The area of Frankmills Mine at Hyner is covered by very large spoil heaps, though landscaping of these is envisaged.
Lead and silver were produced here from 1857 to 1880, haematite and spathic iron in the 1870s, and in 1880 quantities of fluorspar and barytes.
Cranstone, D., 1992, Monuments Protection Programme: The Lead Industry. Step 1 Report, Devon 4 (Report - non-specific). SDV355892.
Listed.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Ruins of this building and chimney depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1333879 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
CHRISTOW Ventilation shaft and remains of building about 400 metres north west of Little Hyner
(Formerly listed as Ventilation shaft and remains of building about 40 metres north west of Little Hyner), GV II
Ventilation shaft and remains of adjoining building at the site of Frank Mills silver-lead mine. Circa mid C19 stone rubble. Tapering shaft adjoining ruinous building surrounded by spoil heaps. Frank Mills mine was the most successful Teign silver-lead mine, as well as the deepest and most exposed (Schmitz). The surrounding spoil heaps are so toxic with lead and arsenic that there is no foliage cover.
Listing NGR: SX8356981952
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149229 | Monograph: Harris, H.. 1968. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 193. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). (1906). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90856 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1333879. |
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| SDV355892 | Report - non-specific: Cranstone, D.. 1992. Monuments Protection Programme: The Lead Industry. Step 1 Report. English Heritage Report. Digital + A4. Devon 4. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9375 | Part of: Frankmills silver-lead Mine, Christow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 1 2021 10:27AM |
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