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| HER Number: | MDV62669 |
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| Name: | Water wheel at Wheal Emma Mine |
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Summary
Worked with Brookwood as South Devon United Mines between 1856-1877. New water wheel installed in 1858.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 715 675 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks, structures and below ground remains of the South Devon United Mines, a mid-19th century copper mining enterprise in Brook Wood, as well as part of the Wheal Emma Leat
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/20/1/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1858 AD to 1858 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159352.
Hamilton jenkin, dr. A. K. /mines of devon:the southern area/(1974).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159353.
Des=bodman, m. /water-powered sites in devon/(1998)9,57/in smr.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Waterwheel 50'x5' - see hamilton jenkin - at 'wheal emma' mine (bodman).
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV159352 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV159353 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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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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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49062 | Part of: South Devon United Copper Mine, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV62671 | Related to: Brook Mine Mill (Building) |
| MDV7802 | Related to: Emma Shaft and ruined features, Wheal Emma Mine (Monument) |
| MDV132572 | Related to: Saw pit, Brookwood Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6840 - Survey of Brookwood and Wheal Emma Copper Mines (Ref: AI/01/2005)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2022 4:15PM |
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