Poldice Mine, Cornwall

Poldice Mine dates from the 17th Century, it was amalgamated with Wheal Unity in the early 19th century. Many of the surviving building remains date from the 1920s. The site closed in 1930 and the scrap-man moved in in 1932 to remove the plant.

Poldice Mine, Cornwall - May 28, 1991
Line up of mine stacks! Foreground Poldice Mine Arsenic stack with that of Wheal Unity (with which Poldice was amalgamated) and Kilifreth in the back ground.
Poldice Mine, Cornwall - May 28, 1991
Line up of mine stacks! Foreground Poldice Mine Arsenic stack with that of Wheal Unity (with which Poldice was amalgamated) and Kilifreth in the back ground.
Poldice Mine, Cornwall - May 28, 1991
Arsenic stack
Poldice Mine, Cornwall - May 28, 1991
Foundations of the 1920s processing plant at Poldice Mine.
Poldice Mine, Cornwall - May 28, 1991
Foundations of the 1920s processing plant at Poldice Mine.

Poldice Mine, Wheal Unity, Cornwall - May 28, 1991
View of Wheal Unity / Unity Wood which was amalgamated with Poldice Mine in the 19th Century. The prominent stack of Killifreth Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house can be seen in the far distance.