Not quite sure how relevant this is but ..... I seem to recall seeing
joist holes in a wheel pit on the Bedford United Leat in the Tamar Valley.
At the time I think that we assumed that they were pudlock / putlock holes,
and were related either to the construction of the pit or the erection of
the wheel as opposed to any operational function.
Rick Stewart.
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From: "NEWMAN, Phil" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:11 PM
Subject: Any ideas please?
Dear list,
I am currently surveying surface evidence of a large 19th-century copper
mine in Devon where we have recorded the following feature. It is a
rectangular pit sunk into the ground measuring 6.6m long by 3.5m wide
and approximately 2-3m deep. One long and one (or possibly two) short
sides are lined with a robust vertical stone revetment and at the base
of the long side, although partly obscured by rubbish is what appears to
be an opening with a stone lintel. Till now it sounds like I'm
describing a wheelpit except that the other long side consists of a
battered or inclined revetment giving the pit the sectional profile of a
wedge. There is also what appears to be a line of square joist sockets
c.0.5m below ground level which may have supported a floor of some
description. It is located on a flat broad terrace near a major shaft
and some distance above the spoil heaps and the dressing floors. If the
opening on the long wall was a water outlet then its on the wrong (ie
uphill) side. Can anyone suggest what equipment or process might have
been accommodated in such a structure? Any ideas very gratefully
received.
Many thanks
Phil Newman
(English Heritage, Archaeological Investigation team, Exeter)
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