South Tincroft Mine

Introduction

The photograph on this page of South Tincroft Mine by Ashley Dace as part of the Geograph project.

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South Tincroft Mine

Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 4 Sep 2012

Only surviving man engine house, the man engine was a device that went up and down allowing men to rise from the depth with little steps. However a disaster at Levant put them out of favour.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.220081
Longitude
-5.269333