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Wheal Betsy pumping house

England
List entry 1003191
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003191
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SX 51013 81393
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wheal Betsy pumping house is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon that preserves evidence of the region's industrial mining heritage. Dating from the nineteenth century, the structure represents the technological infrastructure that served the tin and copper mining operations characteristic of Devon's mining landscape during the Industrial Revolution. The pumping house, constructed to manage water extraction from mine workings, demonstrates the engineering solutions required for deep mining at this period. Its survival as a designated monument reflects the historical importance of Devon's contribution to British mineral extraction industries.

Wheal Betsy pumping house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003191. View the official record →

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What is Wheal Betsy pumping house?

Wheal Betsy pumping house is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon that preserves evidence of the region's industrial mining heritage.

Who is responsible for protecting Wheal Betsy pumping house?

Wheal Betsy pumping house is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003191.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wheal Betsy pumping house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone cross SW of church (9.3 km), Routrundle Pound (10.5 km), Cairn and cist 600m north east of Routrundle (10.5 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stone cross SW of church
9.3 km
Routrundle Pound
10.5 km
Cairn and cist 600m north east of Routrundle
10.5 km
A length of the Great Western Reave, a prehistoric settlement, three cairns and two field systems on Walkhampton Common
10.7 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Walkhampton Common, 1000m north east of Leeden Tor
10.7 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 370m south west of Routrundle
10.9 km
Two lengths of reave, two stone hut circles, a round cairn and stone alignment on Walkhampton Common
11 km
Two stone hut circles 100m east of Leeden Tor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
11.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wheal Betsy pumping house

Wheal Betsy pumping house stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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