Dolcoath Mine, Wheal Harriett engine... (C) Chris Allen

SW6540 : Dolcoath Mine, Wheal Harriett engine house

near to Camborne, Cornwall, Great Britain

Dolcoath Mine, Wheal Harriett engine house

Built 1860 to house a 60 inch Cornish beam pumping engine by Perran Foundry. This was later recylindered to 65 inch. Dolcoath closed in 1921 but was unsuccessfully reopened with the sinking of the New Roskear Shaft. In 1936 it was acquired by South Crofty and was part of Cornwall's last tin mine of the twentieth century.

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2011

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Grid Square: SW6540, 33 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Chris Allen (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Thursday, 28 April, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 4 May, 2011
Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused
Subject Location: OSGB36: SW 657 401 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:12.8771N 5:17.0628W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SW 657 401
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)