St Agnes Mining District Miscellany - JHLPHOTOGRAPHY

St Agnes Mining District Miscellany

A collection of views of a number of sites in the St Agnes Mining District of Cornwall.

Wheal Ellen, Cornwall - August 21, 1988
Wheal Ellen is known for its castellated engine house which was built in 1866 to accommodate a 70 inch pumping engine which was never installed. The mine ceased operations around the time the house was completed. It is located across the road from Tywarnhayle Mine which can be seen across the road in this photograph.
Great Wheal Charlotte, Cornwall - September12, 1981
Only the bob wall survives of the pumping engine house at Great Wheal Charlotte to the west of Chapel Porth. The wall has been conserved by the National Trust which owns the land.
Wheal Ellen, Cornwall - August 21, 1988
Wheal Ellen is known for its castellated engine house which was built in 1866 to accommodate a 70 inch pumping engine which was never installed. The mine ceased operations around the time the house was completed. It is located across the road from Tywarnhayle Mine.
East Wheal Rose, Cornwall - June 23, 1983
East Wheal Rose is located close to the village of St Newlyn East. The surviving engine house over North Shaft was constructed in the winter of 1881 and housed one of the largest pumping engines ever used in Cornwall. A 100-inch beam engine, known as the 'Great Hundred' was purchased to prevent the mine flooding. There had been a flooding disaster at the mine in 1846 which resulted in the deaths of 39 miners. The mine closed in 1886 and the site is now used as pleasure grounds served by the Lappa Valley Railway.