Wheal Vor
Introduction
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Wheal Vor
Image: © Elizabeth Scott Taken: 14 Oct 2011
Wheal Vor's heyday was from 1812 to 1848. It was one of Cornwall's biggest and richest tin mines and employed around 1,200 people (men, women and children).
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Image Location
Latitude
50.125013
Longitude
-5.325536