LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The stump of the pumping engine stack. This had been demolished in the 1960s during Geevor Mine's operations on the site.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The former coal chute which served both the whim and pumping engine boiler houses.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The original cylinder bed stone from within the whim engine house. This was removed around 2000 and replaced by a new concrete foundation for the cylinder dur to the bed stone foundations becoming unstable.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Whim engine with the driver at his operating position.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Commemorative plaques displayed within the whim engine house.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Whim engine beam

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Bell signal codes for the whim engine driver.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Valve gear of the whim engine

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Whim Engine depth indicator used by the driver.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Valve gear and whim engine driver's postion.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Whim Engine reservoir can be seen right and on the left the fan house erected when the Engine Shaft was utilised by Geevor Mine for up-cast ventilation

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Winding drum of the whim engine. It is not aligned with the head frame as the current headframe was erected by Geevor Mine and served by an electric whim.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Winding drum of the whim engine. It is not aligned with the head frame as the current headframe was erected by Geevor Mine and served by an electric whim.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Whim Engine sweep rod.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Interior view of the whim engine boiler house.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Levant Man Engine diagram displayed in the whim engine boiler house.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The Cornish Boiler in the whim engine boiler house. The whim boiler house is a reconstruction of the original. The boiler was donated by English China Clays and is for display purposes only. Steam to power the whim engine is generated by a modern steam generating system.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Entrance to the Whim Engine boiler house.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

Interior of the fan house erected at Engine Shaft - the fan has since been removed. A Cornish shovel and hand barrow can be seen.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The engine shaft - Geevor installed a fan engine above the shaft - this has recently been removed.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The Carron Becander electric whim installed by Geevor Mine in 1970. The electric whim winding house is also the reception area for visitors. A hand barrow can be seen on the left.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

The Carron Becander electric whim installed by Geevor Mine in 1970. The electric whim winding house is also the reception area for visitors. A hand barrow can be seen on the left.

LEVANT MINE, Pendeen, Cornwall - October 22, 2018

View showing the buildings erected by Geevor Mine showing the pumping engine house, and the electric whim engine house.