The 'Man Engine' at Lemon Quay Truro

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The photograph on this page of The 'Man Engine' at Lemon Quay Truro by Rod Allday as part of the Geograph project.

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The 'Man Engine' at Lemon Quay Truro

Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 30 Jul 2016

This 10.2 metre high puppet was created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape being added to the list of World Heritage Sites. Commencing in Tavistock the puppet traversed the length of Cornwall in early August 2016, ending its journey at Geevor Mine at St Just in Penwith.http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/events/man-engine-celebrates-ten-years-world-heritage-site

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.262033
Longitude
-5.05006