Monument record MDR1375 - Engine House, Mandale Mine, Over Haddon
Type and Period (2)
- ENGINE HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LEAT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The remains of Mandale Mine engine house in Lathkill Dale. There is an associated leat. (1).
Photograph collection (2)
1840-1850 engine house of Mandale Mine contained a water driven pump which dewatered the Mandale Mines. House was built of limestone with gritstone coping. (4)
Enough of the footprint of this engine house remains to show it measured 5.1m by 6.3m internally and 6.3m by 8.3m externally. The bob wall of this 1840s Cornish-type pumping engine house stands to full height. Up to 8.3m of this is visible to the inside, but with the base buried, with a full original height of c. 10.5m; the sides and back wall would have been higher by 3-4m but outside the building these are buried by about 4m, with the surrounding land at the same height as the dressing floor and the original ground floor level inside the building. Both side walls have been largely removed but with some features remaining on the remnant to the south-west, whilst there are minimal visible remains of the back and north-east side. All was repointed during conservation undertaken by English Heritage and Natural England in 2005. The basement area is partially filled with demolition debris, where there is a hollow with side sloping down towards the bob wall; the cylinder block at the other end of the interior may have been removed as commonly this was placed just above the height to which the fill now extends in the south-eastern half of the building. Somewhat more of the external face of the bob wall is visible, as this lies at one end of a large pit that contains the capped engine shaft, with the walls of a large waterwheel pit lying beyond. (5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR9881 Index: NDAT. 1675. 1675.
- <2> SDR18970 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 530.4-5; 530.8-10.
- <3> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 11418.1-2.
- <4> SDR18788 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales.
- <5> SDR24883 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. and Worthington, T.. 2017. Mandale Mine, Lathkill Dale, Over Haddon, Derbyshire: Survey and Interpretation.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1964 6615 (23m by 20m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OVER HADDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR5320
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2024 2:10PM