Great Work Mine
Introduction
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Great Work Mine
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 26 Oct 2011
Once one of the largest tin mines in Cornwall, employing over 3000 people in the late 16th century. It eventually ceased working in the mid 20th century. This is the Leeds Shaft, the main shaft for the mine, named after the Duke of Leeds into whose ownership the mine transferred from the Godolphin family in 1785. Both the chimney and the engine house are grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1142269 and www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1328328. Both date from around 1829, with the engine house being built to house a 60-inch cylinder steam-pumping engine made by Harvey's of Hayle.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.128065
Longitude
-5.365394