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spitfire
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#21

Any photos that may have been taken were most likely lost in the fire at Scorrier House at the beginning of the last century

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Drillbilly.
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#22

"spitfire" wrote:
Any photos that may have been taken were most likely lost in the fire at Scorrier House at the beginning of the last century

Having gone off on a total tangent from dead matey, there are a few books with some bits in. The mining magazine from about 1935/37 has a few pictures of United in connection with the Poldory works....as does "Gwennap" the local history book.

Even Whiteworks, which was a relatively modern prospect has only a couple of photos (again in mining magazine). Wheal Jane is a different matter. There are a fair load of those.

spitfire
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#23

"Drillbilly." wrote:
I will hold my hand up and say that I very very very nearly fell down Pearce's Engine Shaft a few years ago (this has subsequently been properly fenced).

In my opinion, Consols was the apex of Cornish Mining and everything before or since has been a sideshow. DGC is widely regarded as the richest copper lode, but the production from Wheal Virgin from 1757 to 1819 is ignored in the calculations.

If you look at the old sections, there are 2 colours, ground already stoped and stuff the new company did. The amount is phenomenal.

I have asked this question many times and I wonder what lies in the buller/trounson collection. Since the earliest photograph of Cornish mining (that perranporth one at about 1850), it follows that there was a good 20 years of continued massive mining at United/Consols and I for one would be very interested in seeing some pictures of it. The Pool area was snapped to death, but Gwennap seems to have largely escaped it, which is a shame, because it's one of the most interesting areas in Cornwall IMO.

What Perranporth photo are you referring too?

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Drillbilly.
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#24

The one in the Trounson/Bullen collection which shows the Wheal Leisure engine houses and one of the Perran St George engine houses....I think the caption is "This could date from the early 1840s". I'm not sure the leisure engines made it onto the 1880 25" maps (without looking, which is lots of effort)

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11 years ago

#25

Wheal Maid death cyclist David Alderson 'was murdered'

A 72-year-old cyclist whose body was found in a disused Cornish copper mine was murdered, police believe.

When David Alderson was found at Wheal Maid, near Carharrack, earlier this month, Devon and Cornwall Police initially thought the Falmouth man had fallen accidentally.

They have now begun a murder inquiry and say they are looking for 33-year-old Kevin Cooper from Redruth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-25947274

tin man
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11 years ago

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so sad i just heard on the news . i dont know the bloke they are looking for not a name i know and im in redruth anyway hope they get him n lock him up forever.

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11 years ago

#27

Here's the BBC item:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-25947274

gNick
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11 years ago

#28

Man arrested

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26063738

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

Drillbilly.
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#29

So, you have murdered someone and you are up at Consols. I suspect the murderer of not being quite 'zackly.

If you put a body down several of the shafts up there, like Davies, Harvey's North, Pearce's, they would have never ever ever found the body.

lozz
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11 years ago

#30

For our northern viewers, not quite zackly = dim.

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Roy Morton
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#31

Turns out he was from The Pound, Carharrack.

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Drillbilly.
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11 years ago

#32

Wheal jewel pound?

spitfire
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#33

It was never ever known as Wheal Jewel Pound. Simply, "The Pound".

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Drillbilly.
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11 years ago

#34

The pound is not a place of residence. I thought Roy was making a kind of slur on the chap's residence. I'm sure there are some very nice people from wj.

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#35

I've been digitising a lot of my old photos recently, and I came across this one marked on the back "Wheal Maid" 1988, but it doesn't seem right.
Can anyone confirm please?
[photo]Personal-Album-1208-Image-93134[/photo]

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Tamarmole
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11 years ago

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"lipsi" wrote:
I've been digitising a lot of my old photos recently, and I came across this one marked on the back "Wheal Maid" 1988, but it doesn't seem right.
Can anyone confirm please?
[photo]Personal-Album-1208-Image-93134[/photo]

Cusvey???

agricola
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11 years ago

#37

Looks like United Stamps Engine House, what you recon Roy et al ?

If it can't be grown it has to be mined.

Drillbilly.
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#38

Peevor Stamps engine.

Lack of chimney top ornamentation, plug doorway abuse.

agricola
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#39

"Drillbilly." wrote:
Peevor Stamps engine.

Lack of chimney top ornamentation, plug doorway abuse.

Now I've had a closer look I would Agee its Peevor :thumbup:

If it can't be grown it has to be mined.

Roy Morton
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"Tamarmole" wrote:

"lipsi" wrote:
I've been digitising a lot of my old photos recently, and I came across this one marked on the back "Wheal Maid" 1988, but it doesn't seem right.
Can anyone confirm please?
[photo]Personal-Album-1208-Image-93134[/photo]

Looks like Peevor to me too Viz

🔗Personal-Album-342-Image-93136[linkphoto]Personal-Album-342-Image-93136[/linkphoto][/link]

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