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| HER Number: | MDV54234 |
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| Name: | Shaft east of Bideford East-the-Water |
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Summary
Three mine shafts were excavated during the watching brief for the Bideford Industrial Link Road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 468 262 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bideford |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains and structures associated with Chapel Park Coal Mine dating from the late 18th century, including and engine house and Chapel Park Quarry dating to the 19th century or earlier
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/164/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Old shaft' marked on Ordnance Survey 25 inch map of 1888.
Frederick Sherrell Ltd, 1995 - 1996, A Preliminary Desk Study Report on Mineral Workings in the Vicinity of the Proposed Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road, 4, Figure 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV6143.
Suspected shaft shown on plan.
Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Archaeological Assessment of the DCC Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV18926.
Passmore, A. J., 2000, Archaeological Watching Brief on the DCC Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road (Report - Watching Brief). SDV21460.
Three mine shafts were excavated during the watching brief for the Bideford Industrial Link Road. One revealed that the coal seam had been accessed using opencast methods. A chamber and tunnel feature, possibly a drain, was uncovered, consisting of a sub-circular feature 3-4 metres in diameter by circa 5 metres deep, with a tunnel 0.6 metres wide by 1.6 metres high running in a northeastly direction from halfway down the chamber.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18926 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of the DCC Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road. Exeter Archaeology Report. 96.71. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV21460 | Report - Watching Brief: Passmore, A. J.. 2000. Archaeological Watching Brief on the DCC Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.51. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #94830 ] |
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| SDV6143 | Report - non-specific: Frederick Sherrell Ltd. 1995 - 1996. A Preliminary Desk Study Report on Mineral Workings in the Vicinity of the Proposed Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road. Frederick Sherrell Report. 1672. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, Figure 2. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV50850 | Related to: Chapel Park Coal Mine, Bideford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 1 2012 12:18PM |
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