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| HER Number: | MDV42207 |
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| Name: | Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria |
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Summary
Wheal Maria mine was part of the Devon Great Consols complex
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 418 739 |
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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/504/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Wheal Maria is shown on OS 25" (1880s) map as a large group of buildings to the east of the track with outlying shafts & buildings.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
Wheal Maria (Copper, Disused) marked on OS 6" (1907) map
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 (Report - Survey). SDV226597.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
Wheal Maria. Part of Devon Great Consols. Surveyed by Exeter Archaeology in 1989 when nothing of the 19C workings remained except some buildings forming part of Grenoven Farm. The associated iron and brass foundry has been largely levelled. Other details: Fig 1.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
The initial discovery of copper was made here in 1844. This find was developed as Gards Shaft (see PRN 3876) and became Wheal Maria. Closed in 1903. Re-opened in 1923 but ceased again by 1925.
Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T., 1998, Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal, 34 (Report - non-specific). SDV319814.
Buck, C., 1998, Preliminary Assessment of Sites of Archaelogical Importance in the Tamar Valley, 37 (Report - Assessment). SDV241750.
Mine complex buildings have gone. Morris and Gard shafts not fenced, visible and choked. All are in conifer woodland. Remnants of flue/sluice for leat and smelting site(?) nearby. High rear retaining wall and side wall of foundry and wheel pit survive. Also low linear walls above retaining wall. Nearby is building with east gable and well preserved reservoir tank. Other details: Visited 18/3/1998.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 6+fig 3-4,7-9,12,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Wheal Maria at the western end of the Devon Great Consols sett contains New North Lode, Capel Tor Lode, Main Lode & South Lode. Other details: Site 10 + 10/1.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 210 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
A small water wheel was put up at ‘Wheal Maria’ to drain the workings in 1844.
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. |
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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. |
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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. 37. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 6+fig 3-4,7-9,12,38. |
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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. 34. |
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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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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 210. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71284 | Parent of: LEAT in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV71301 | Parent of: OUTBUILDING in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV71301 | Related to: OUTBUILDING in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV37326 | Parent of: Wheal Maria Cottages Nos 1-20 (Building) |
| MDV37327 | Parent of: Wheal Maria Farm (Building) |
| MDV71285 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adit & Settling Pond (Monument) |
| MDV71268 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adit (Monument) |
| MDV71283 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adit (Monument) |
| MDV71297 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adit (Monument) |
| MDV71277 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adit Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71295 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adits & Leats (Monument) |
| MDV71295 | Related to: Wheal Maria, Adits & Leats (Monument) |
| MDV71314 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Buddles (Monument) |
| MDV71288 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Building (Monument) |
| MDV71298 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Building (Monument) |
| MDV71300 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Building (Monument) |
| MDV71303 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Building (Monument) |
| MDV71310 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Building (Monument) |
| MDV71280 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Building and Yard (Monument) |
| MDV56081 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Castle Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV37325 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Count House, Nos 23 and 24 (Building) |
| MDV71308 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Culvert (Monument) |
| MDV71316 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Dressing Floor (Monument) |
| MDV71305 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Engine House (Monument) |
| MDV56079 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Foundry (Monument) |
| MDV3876 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Gard's Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71318 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, House, Outbuilding, Pond & Leat (Monument) |
| MDV71267 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Lode Back Pits (Monument) |
| MDV56080 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Morris' Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71282 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Old Engine Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71304 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Pit (Monument) |
| MDV71309 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Pit (Monument) |
| MDV71306 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Pits (Monument) |
| MDV71278 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Platform (Monument) |
| MDV71312 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Platform (Monument) |
| MDV71311 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Ponds (Monument) |
| MDV71313 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Powder House (Monument) |
| MDV71296 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV71302 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV71317 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Settling Ponds (Monument) |
| MDV71315 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Settling Tanks (Monument) |
| MDV71307 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71299 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Spoilheaps (Monument) |
| MDV71426 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Stables (Monument) |
| MDV56082 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Three Shafts (Monument) |
| MDV71291 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Wheelpit (Monument) |
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV71281 | Related to: BRIDGE in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV56111 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Leat (Monument) |
| MDV71337 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Leat (Monument) |
| MDV71320 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Leats (Monument) |
| MDV71301 | Parent of: OUTBUILDING in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV71301 | Related to: OUTBUILDING in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV71294 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV71295 | Parent of: Wheal Maria, Adits & Leats (Monument) |
| MDV71295 | Related to: Wheal Maria, Adits & Leats (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1192 - Preliminary assessment of sites of archaeological importance in the Tamar Valley
- EDV1193 - Preliminary assessment of industrial sites of archaeological importance in the Tamar Valley
- EDV1194 - An archaeological survey of the arsenic works at Devon Great Consols
- EDV1195 - Objective 5b: Lower Tamar Valley : cultural heritage appraisal
- EDV1196 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 6:09PM |
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