William's Shaft - Dolcoath Mine

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William's Shaft - Dolcoath Mine

Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 24 Nov 2013

This is the William's Shaft winding house. A large Holman's transversing winder was sited here. A model was built by the company Image] in 1900. The shaft was very deep at 923 metres or so.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.212789
Longitude
-5.279082