Compressor House at Tincroft Mine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Compressor House at Tincroft Mine by Rod Allday as part of the Geograph project.
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Compressor House at Tincroft Mine
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 2 Jul 2008
This building housed the compressor which supplied compressed air to power the rock drills used underground. Inside the building can be seen the massive granite engine mountings. More information about Tincroft Mine here: http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/history/tncrofty.php
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Image Location
Latitude
50.219913
Longitude
-5.268901