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Summary

Building, possibly a weighing store, at Gawton Mine. Probably demolished when the incline tramway was built.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002667: Gawton arsenic mine and flue

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MINE BUILDING (XIX - 1867 AD to 1884 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Map object based on this Source.

Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 61 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.

Large building only shown on 1884 Ordnance Survey map, shown in a documentary source as a 'weighing store'. There is no evidence for upstanding remains, and it is likely to have been removed when the new incline tramway was built in 1894, however there may be remnants of the lower walls or foundations on the site. Other details: Figures 8, 36, site 69.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Clive Meaton, 2023, Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument (Redacted Costs Version), 170 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.

A large building is illustrated at this location on the 1884 Ordnance Survey map, which appears to show the building with solid walls, but not on the earlier 1867 Bedford Estates map or the later 1904 Ordnance Survey map. In 2006 there was no surface evidence of the building, and it was thought likely that the structure was removed when the Incline Tramway was constructed (Site No. 41) in 1894. It was recommended that the site was left undisturbed.
As in 2006, no remains were identified, although buried deposits may survive and these would be assessed as being in good condition. Given the lack of surface evidence for the remains of the mine building it is considered to be of low significance, relative to other features and structures within the Site. The site should be left undisturbed, and no intrusive works permitted. Other details: Site No. 69.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
• EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
• EDV9132 - Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument

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