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| HER Number: | MDV46929 |
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| Name: | WHEEL PIT in the Parish of Molland |
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Summary
Ruinous remains of wheelpit, bremley and ford mine. Consists of an inlet from the stream measuring approx 15' by 69' (dixon).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 818 282 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS82NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Molland |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MOLLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS82NW/4/11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
CLAUGHTON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV4554.
Building shown but not marked on os 6" (1903) map (os). Main shaft at bremley was pumped by a 42ft diam water wheel. By 1856 this was reaching the limit of its power (claughton).
DIXON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV63279.
Ruinous remains of wheelpit, bremley and ford mine. Consists of an inlet from the stream measuring approx 15' by 69' (dixon).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66948.
Des=dixon, d. /mining and the community in the parishes of north molton, south molton, molland and twitchen, devonshire/(1983)347/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66949.
Des=os 6"(1903)16sw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66950.
Des=claughton,p. F. /paper on molland copper mine/(18/4/1993)/copy in pf.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66951.
Des=claughton, p. F. /bremley mine, molland/(9/4/1993)/notes + plan in pf.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66952.
Des=bodman,m. /water-powered sites in devon/(1998)35,106/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66953.
Des=bodman,m. /watermills and other water-powered sites in devon/(september 2003)237-238/interim draft report in smr.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
In 1877 a waterwheel of 11.25m diameter was installed in a new pit on the site of the old copper company's pumping wheel to drive pumps in the engine shaft (bodman).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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| SDV4554 | Migrated Record: CLAUGHTON. |
| SDV63279 | Migrated Record: DIXON. |
| SDV66948 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV66949 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV66950 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV66951 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV66952 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV66953 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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