The top of the bob wall of the engine house at Great Work Mine

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The top of the bob wall of the engine house at Great Work Mine

Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 21 Oct 2011

This wall supported the reciprocating beam (known in Cornish mining as a bob) which transmitted the reciprocating motion of the piston to the pump rods in the adjacent shaft.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.128093
Longitude
-5.365354