The winding engine house at Wheal Peevor
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The winding engine house at Wheal Peevor
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 16 Sep 2012
In 1872, this building housed the original 22" cylinder steam whim, which powered a winding drum of cable that lifted ore up the main Sir Frederick's Shaft, anything up to 650' below ground level. When the mine was re-activated in 1911, the original engine was ditched, and replaced by a twin cylinder horizontal steam engine, mounted on the concrete plinths nearby.
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