Wheal Busy - Engine Shaft pumping engine house
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Wheal Busy - Engine Shaft pumping engine house
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 14 May 2018
Wheal Busy was at various times mined for copper, tin and arsenic. This house held three different engines. It was erected in 1856 to house an 85" Harvey pumping engine. It then held a 90" Perran Foundry engine installed in 1873. The final engine was installed in 1909 and was a much travelled and rebuilt engine that had started as an 80" but ended as an 85". It was scrapped in 1952 but had worked relatively little on this site. The site is interesting in retaining a roofed boiler house. The stack is a 'telescoped' design and is free standing.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.2599
Longitude
-5.173269