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| HER Number: | MDV63067 |
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| Name: | Smelting Works, Crowndale |
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Summary
The Tavistock Smelting company was established at Crowndale in the 19th century. Exact location unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 472 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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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: SX47SE/25/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SMELT MILL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Bray, A. E., 1879, The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy (Vol 2) New 3rd? Edition, 376 (Article in Serial). SDV218924.
Booker, F., 1967, Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley, 132 (Monograph). SDV240774.
Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K., 1974, Mines of Devon. Volume 1: The Southern Area, 65 (Monograph). SDV336694.
Newman, P., 1993, Week Ford Tin Mills, Dartmoor, 185 (Article in Serial). SDV350371.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1996, Tin Smelting in Devon in the 18th & 19th Centuries, 84-90 (Article in Serial). SDV240078.
The Tavistock Smelting Company was apparently established at Crowndale, about one mile south-west of Tavistock, in the 1830's or earlier. On a favourable location on the Tavistock Canal, which opened in 1817, and ran to the port at Morwellham on the Tamar. In 1832 this smelting house was responsible for smelting tin ore from a blowing mill, near Dartmeet, perhaps at Week Ford. A receipt survives for tin bought and smelted by the Crowndale smelting house in May 1835 for 'Wheal Barrenton' mine, possibly Wheal Boringdon. The exact location of the smelting house has not been established.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218924 | Article in Serial: Bray, A. E.. 1879. The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy (Vol 2) New 3rd? Edition. The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy. 2. Digital. 376. |
| SDV240078 | Article in Serial: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1996. Tin Smelting in Devon in the 18th & 19th Centuries. Mining History: Bulletin PDMHS. The Archaeology of Mining and Metallurgy in South-West Britain. 13, Number 2. A4 Paperback. 84-90. |
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| SDV240774 | Monograph: Booker, F.. 1967. Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley. Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley. A5 Hardback. 132. |
| SDV336694 | Monograph: Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K.. 1974. Mines of Devon. Volume 1: The Southern Area. Mines of Devon. Volume 1: The Southern Area. One. Hardback Volume. 65. |
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| SDV350371 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1993. Week Ford Tin Mills, Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 51. Paperback Volume. 185. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4067 | Related to: Tavistock Canal, Northern Section (Monument) |
| MDV79975 | Related to: Tinworks at Crowndale, Tavistock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 2 2021 10:10AM |
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