Wheal Grenville
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161295CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161296CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161298CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161299CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft. This view shows the gated archway leading into the stack.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161301CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft. Note the sole plate and stools on the bob wall which secured the engine beam.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.
There was a failed attempt to reopen the mine in the 1960s but this was a failure.L20161302CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house - not wall plate bearing the mark "Tavistock Iron Works".
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Mineral Tramways Project interpretation plaque.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The interior of the Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house showing the engine cylinder bed stone.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The interior of the Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house showing the engine cylinder bed stone.
L20161307CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The interior of the Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house showing the engine cylinder bed stone.
L20161308CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft and the right is the wall of the whim engine house.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine on the right is the wall of the whim engine house.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161309CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161310CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161311CORNWALLKERNOWMETAL MINEMETAL MININGINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYHISTORIC SITEMININGMINING HISTORYCORNISH MININGCORNISHCORNISH MINESHISTORIC BUILDINGSGREAT BRITAININDUSTRIAL HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGREAT FLAT LOADCAMBORNEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house carries wall plates moulded with the inscription "Tavistock Iron Works".
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Detail of the stone work on the whim engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Detail of the stone work on the whim engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house. The foundations outside would have provided a base for the winding wheel powered by the engine within the house. The origin of the engine might have been the Tavistock Iron Works - but this is not known according to Bob Acton's "Exploring Cornish Mines Vol 2"
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft whim engine house. The foundations outside would have provided a base for the winding wheel powered by the engine within the house. The origin of the engine might have been the Tavistock Iron Works - but this is not known according to Bob Acton's "Exploring Cornish Mines Vol 2"
L20161317CAMBORNECORNISHCORNISH MINESCORNISH MININGGREAT BRITAINCORNWALLGREAT FLAT LOADHISTORIC BUILDINGSHISTORIC SITEINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYINDUSTRIAL HISTORYKERNOWMETAL MININGMETAL MINEMININGMINING HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The 90 inch pumping engine house at Fortescue's Shaft.
The engine which pumped the 395 fathom shaft had been built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. It is believed for the Ebbw Vale Colliery Company in 1872, however, it never worked in Wales and was installed in 1881 at Tresavean Mine at Lanner. Installation at Wheal Grenville took place in 1892.
Two years after the closure of Wheal Grenville the engine was moved to New Cook's Kitchen Shaft at South Crofty Mine.
The sole plate and stools on which the engine beam rested were not taken to South Crofty and remain affixed to the bob wall.L20161318CAMBORNECORNISHCORNISH MINESCORNISH MININGGREAT BRITAINCORNWALLGREAT FLAT LOADHISTORIC BUILDINGSHISTORIC SITEINDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGYINDUSTRIAL HISTORYKERNOWMETAL MININGMETAL MINEMININGMINING HISTORYWHEAL GRENVILLEGRENVILLE UNITED MINESCONDURROWTROONCORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITEFORTESCUE'S SHAFTMINERAL TRAMWAYS PROJECT
Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
This is believed to be the foundation of the engine which powered a small crushing plant. The main stamps were located at the New Stamps engine house visible in the distance. The New Stamps engine powered a battery of 136 heads of Cornish Stamps.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
This is believed to be the foundation of the engine which powered a small crushing plant.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft pumping and whim engine houses. The mine closed in 1920.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The New Stamps Engine House - The New Stamps engine powered a battery of 136 heads of Cornish Stamps.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
The New Stamps Engine House - The New Stamps engine powered a battery of 136 heads of Cornish Stamps.
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Wheal Grenville - April 07, 2016
Fortescue's Shaft pumping and whim engine houses. The mine closed in 1920.
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