Crossing’s A Hundred Years of Dartmoor is back as a paperback

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My earlier Kindle re-publishing of William Crossing’s classic description of Dartmoor in the 19th Century has now been followed by a paperback edition.

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This new edition of the book has a modern crisp format and includes additional comments by myself to bring the book up to date. If you love Dartmoor’s history, and have not managed to obtain a second hand copy of an earlier edition then this is an essential addition to your bookshelf.

Crossing’s book has a chapter on the industry of Dartmoor, but unfortunately this did not include any photographs of the industries. No doubt, scenes of industry ravishing the moor’s surface, did not appeal to the photographer’s of the early 20th Century, who instead were drawn to the more photogenic scenery of clapper bridges, tors, churches and stone crosses. Perhaps this is the same today, if industrial historians in a hundred years time were to look back to today for evidence it would be in the background of other topics that the fascinating detail would be found.

The Mines listed in “Great Rock -Devon’s Last Metal Mine”

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Great Rock -Devon’s Last Metal Mine

Sydney Preston is 2nd man from the right wearing flat cap- Copyright Navsbooks.

This list of Dartmoor Mines comes from a book with which I have personnel connections.  Great Rock Mine was the Dartmoor mine at which my Grandfather, Sydney Preston worked all his life, from the age 13 to retirement.

The mines described in the book differed from all the others shown on the interactive bibliography map in the mineral that they extracted. For it was not tin, copper, arsenic or lead that they pulled from the ground, but a peculiar iron ore called micaceous hematite, otherwise called ‘Shiny ore’. Micaceous hematite resembles glitter, and was used as a pigment in anti-corrosion paint.

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The Book

This excellent book was written by Tony Brooks and published by  Cornish Hillside Publications in 2004.  The major part of the book describes Great Rock Mine, but it also contains descriptions of the other micaceous hematite mines located in the area on the east side of Dartmoor.

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The very poor mineral deposits now make it completely impossible to continue to operate the Company. It is with great regret that we have to give official notice of termination of employment to all employees….30 June 1969

The Mines

Mines of the Wray Valley

Hawkmoor page 155 SX799818  NLS

Kelly page 156 SX796818 NLS

Plumley page 157 SX804806 NLS

Shaptor page 157 SX806809 NLS

Wray page 158 SX771848 NLS

Moorwood page 158 SX776837 NLS

Slade  page 162 SX797816 NLS 

Mines around Great Rock

Bowden Hill page 163 SX822810 NLS

Shuttamoor page 164 SX823829 NLS

Sycamore page 167 SX825828 NLS

The Dartmoor Tin Industry- List of Mines

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This is one of the smaller books I’ve pulled off my bookshelf to research this series of posts, and predictably has one of the smaller lists of mines. And yet, those mines listed are some of the most important on the moor. Their importance arises from their selection by the author to illustrate Dartmoor mining through visible remains.

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The Book

The Dartmoor Tin Industry

A Field Guide

By Phil Newman

Published in 1998 by  Chercombe Press.

This book tells the amazing story of tin extraction on Dartmoor through  the Industrial Archaeology of the moor. Each chapter includes examples of remains on the moor that can be visited to bring the topic to life.

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The Contents

• Historical background
• Extraction – Streamworks, Lode works
• Tin Mills – Blowing mills, stamping and crazing mills, Dressing floors
• Tinners’ Huts-Tinners caches
• The Later Period – underground mining, Dressing floors, Other above-ground features
• Glossary

The mines listed in this post are all referred to in the chapter covering ‘The Later Period’. Page 66

The Mines

Brimpts Mine SX 6655 7385 (centre) NLS

Bush Down SX6800 8180 NLS

East Hugh’s Mine SX5925 6995 NLS

Eylesbarrow Tin Mine SX5980 6910 NLS

Gobbett Mine SX6456 7282 NLS

Golden Dagger SX6830 8020 NLS

Hexworthy SX6605 7110 Lower dressing floor NLS

Hexworthy SX6566 7082 Upper dressing floor NLS

Hexworthy  SX6644 7190 Turbine house NLS

Huntingdon Mine  SX6658 6650 Pumping Wheelpit NLS

Keaglesborough  SX5737 7012 NLS

Plym Consols SX5860 6988 NLS

Ringleshuttes SX6753 6987 engine house NLS

Steeperton Tor Mine SX6140 8840 NLS

Vitifer and Birch Tor SX680 810 NLS

Wheal Betsy SX5102 8138 NLS

Wheal Caroline SX668 812 NLS

Wheal Cumpston SX6717 7235 NLS

Wheal Fortune SX5493 7540 NLS

Wheal Frederick SX5457 8540 NLS

Whiteworks SX613 710 NLS

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Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913 – An Index of Posts

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Now that the last of the Richardon Darmoor Mines have been listed it is time to bring them together with a list of posts.

The Book

Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913 was  written by  P.H. G. Richardson, and  published in 1992 by the North Mine Research Society.

This is a book of two parts; the first of descriptions, the second of lists.

The first part of the book contains history and descriptions of a selection of mines, descriptions that are accompanied by fascinating sketch maps of the sites. These are mines that Richardson has visited and his sketch maps are invaluable to interpret the site remains.

After these descriptions, Richardson lists a large number of other mines and sites that have been examined or trialled after 1913. These two lists are a valuable resource for anyone researching mining on Dartmoor.

The Mines on a Map

My Visual Bibliography Map of Dartmoor Mines shows the location of all the Dartmoor Mines listed by Richardson.

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Index of  Posts

• A to D
• E to G
• H to K
• R to S
• V to Y

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Richardson’s Dartmoor Mines – V to Y

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With  this post the last of the Dartmoor Mines listed in Richardson in his book on Dartmoor and Tamar Valley mines comes to its end. This is a list that contains some fascinating sites not listed by other authors. 

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V

• Virtuous Lady page 139 SX473698 NLS examined after 1913

W

• Walkham and Poldice page 139 SX490708 NLS examined after 1913

• Wapsworthy Zircon prospect page 14 SX545796 NLS

• Week  page 139 SX457806 NLS examined after 1913

• Wheal Sydney page 139 SX551593 NLS examined after 1913

• Whitstone Ochre page 138 SX464818  NLS 1942

• Wray page 67 SX771848 NLS 1938of

Y

• Yeoland Consols page 139 SX518663 NLS  examined after 1913

Richardson’s Dartmoor Mines – R to S

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The Dartmoor Minining visual Bibliography map is now crammed packed with markers, the index pages are slowly catching up. Here is another list of mines from the excellent Dartmoor and Tamar Valley book. This time is the Dartmoor mines listed by Richardson R to S.

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NLS and LIDAR

The links in the list below lead across to the National Library of Scotland maps side by side page. In addition to showing modern satellite images alongside the historic OS maps, this page now also allows the selection of LIDAR imagery. LIDAR is  light detection and ranging mapping using a scanning laser. The LIDAR images are really  useful for locating evidence of mine shafts, tips and openworks.

The Mines

R

Ramsley page 139 SX650930 NLS  examined after 1913

Robrough Down Wolfram page 137 SX562648 NLS 1952

S

Shaptor page 69 SX806809 NLS 1911

Shaugh Iron Mine page 137 SX532632 NLS 1943

Shuttamoor page 68 SX825827 NLS 1911

Smallacombe page 61 SX777766 NLS

Sortridge Console page 137 SX510708 NLS 1924

Sourton Tors page 139 SX537892 NLS  examined after 1913

South Yeoland page 139 SX511659 NLS examined after 1913

Stormsdown page 138 SX767731 NLS 1930

Sycamore page 69 SX825828 NLS

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Richardson’s Dartmoor Mines-H to K

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Richardson H to K

This list of mines in Richardson’s book includes the best preserved Dartmoor mine site. Kelly Mine is a hidden gem of industrial archaeology, a preserved shiny ore dressing floor where on open days machinery can be seen operating.

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“I have written the notes which follow for those, both visitors and residents, who have some awareness of our West Country mining heritage and would perhaps like to know a little more of the history and significance of the various mining relics they may see; in addition I hope to provide something to interest the more specialist reader”

Richardson page 6

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The Mines

H

Hawkmoor page 69 SX799818  NLS 1902

Haytor Iron page 133 SX773771 NLS 1921

Hemerdon page 134 SX572587 NLS 1944

Hemerdon Consols page 138 SX565579 NLS examined after 1913
Hensroosts page 27 SX655708 NLS  1919

Holditch page 134 SX509801 NLS

Huckworthy Bridge page 138 SX532707 NLS examined after 1913

I

Ivybridge Consols page 139 SX648550 NLS examined after 1913

J

Wheal Jewell page 47 SX526813 NLS 1918

K

Kelly page 74 SX795818 NLS 1944

Kit Tin page 89 SX563674 NLS  1919

Kingswood page 134 SX713665 NLS 1949

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Richardson’s Dartmoor Mines – E to G

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Amongst the mines in this post is Great Rock, the mine that where my  Grandfather worked all his working life. More on that mine in a later post. 

The Ordnance Survey have changed their online map site, a change that currently removes the ability to display linked pins. This is frustrating, and I apologise that the links given on previous posts are not as useful as they could be. So for the time being these index page will only give links to The National Library of Scotland excellent side by side maps.

The book covers an area approximately bounded by Okehampton, Chudleigh, Ivybridge  and Callington. It includes the mines in the area worked from 1914.

These posts includes the mines in the book  not located with the Tamar Valley, and in doing so casts the net a bit wider in some places then the previous publications.

The Mines

E

East Chillaton page 130 NLS

East Vitifer page 138 SX708823 1915 NLS

East Wheal Roberts page 139 SX518707 NLS examined after 1913

Emily page 138 SX650930 NLS examined after 1913

Wheal Exmouth page 138 SX838830  NLS examined after 1913

F

Ford page 131 SX643935 NLS page 196

Frank Mills page 138 SX836820 NLS examined after 1913

Wheal Freindship page 36 NLS SX506794 1925

Furzhill Wood page 138 SX516692 NLS examined after 1913

G

Wheal George or East Wheal George page 138 SX529704 NLS examined after 1913

Golden Dagger page 18 SX685799 NLS  1941

Gooseford page 132 SX672925 NLS  1925

Great Rock page 70 SX818816 NLS 1969

Great Week page 139 SX713875 NLS examined after 1913

Great West Sortridge Consols page 139 NLS  SX496707 examined after 1913

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Mines of Dartmor and the Tamar Valley- An index of Dartmoor Mines: A to D

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Helen Harris’s book has been put back on my bookshelf, and the next one pulled out. A book that contains some fascinating sites to visit.

The Book

The book from which these mine names and grid references extracted is ‘Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913” by  P.H. G. Richardson. It was published in 1992 by the North Mine Research Society.

The amazing photographs on the front and back covers of Richardson’s promises a spectacular book, and its contents do not disappoint. The first part of the book contains history and descriptions of a selection of mines, descriptions that are accompanied by fascinating sketch maps of the sites. After these descriptions Richardson lists a large number of other mines and sites that have been examined or trialled after 1913. These two lists are a valuable resource for anyone researching mining on Dartmoor.

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The Mines

The dates given in this list are the latest that Richardson gives for each mine operating.

A

Anderton page 138  SX485723 NLS examined after 1913

Ashburton Umber page 128 SX762704 NLS 1944

Atlas page 61 SX778762 NLS

B

Baggator page 129 SX550810 NLS 1925

Battishill Down page 138 SX521863 NLS examined after 1913

Wheal Betsy page 50 SX510814 NLS 1918

Birch Tor and Vitifer page 129 SX680810 NLS 1930

Bottle Hill page 138 SX563587 NLS examined after 1913

Bowden Common page 129 NLS SX464819

Bowden Hill page 69 SX819809 NLS

Bridford Barytes page 80 SX829864 NLS 1958

Brookwood page 130 SX718675 NLS 1970s

Bulkamore page 85 SX749631 NLS 1938

Burley Wood page 138 SX495875 NLS examined after 1913

D

Devon and Courtenay page 138 SX472717 NLS examined after 1913

Devon United page 53 SX522794 NLS 1922

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Helen Harris’s Dartmoor Mines- An index of posts

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That’s the last of the mines listed by Helen Harris in her Dartmoor book, and so it’s time to bring it all together in an index page.

The Map

The mines found in The Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor have brought many mines onto the bibliography map. Helen Harris’s use of parishes as her means of defining the Dartmoor boundary means that some of these are further out from the granite then the other publications.

Blue icons mark the mines named in her book. To easily see all these icons on the map, deselect all the publications apart from “Industrial History of Dartmoor” in the item menu.

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The Book

The Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor was first published in 1968 by David and Charles, but the edition that these posts are based on came out in 1973.

Helen Harris’s book was an important advance in the subject of industrial archaeology. Its format, content and accessible style brought the amazing richness of Dartmoor’s industrial history to a wide audience.

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The Posts 

The majority of these grid references are extracted from the gazetteer section of the book, a section divided into parishes. Within these posts I have added the parish names to each mine listing. Clicking on the grid references will show the mine’s location on the Ordnance Survey on-line map, and clicking on “NLS” will take you to the National Library of Scotland historic 6″ map of the mine’s location.

A-C

D-F

H-I

J-N

O-R

S-Y

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