Prince of Wales quarry beam engine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Prince of Wales quarry beam engine by Jon Coupland as part of the Geograph project.
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Prince of Wales quarry beam engine
Image: © Jon Coupland Taken: 23 May 2007
The Prince of Wales quarry is unusual as it was worked with a beam engine. Most beam engines in Cornwall were used for deep mining; pumping water, lowering men and removing material. This beam engine,restored in 1976, was used to drive a wire ropeway to move slate around the quarry.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.643301
Longitude
-4.725712