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Roy Morton
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10 years ago

Or more correctly, misinformation boards.
This one at Harriett Shaft on the Dolcoath sett, seems to give the impression the Worsley Mesnes is an engineering firm, rather than a district of Wigan. I remember a small engineering firm near Tippings Bridge at WM in the late 1960's early 70's. Their name escapes me, but they used to make a lot of stuff for the local pits.

Anyone seen any others?

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LeeW
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10 years ago

There was a Worsley Mesnes Ironworks Ltd which made engines and may have made the one at Harriett shaft?

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mistericeman
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10 years ago

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Worsley_Mesnes_Ironworks

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Worsley_Mesnes_Co

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Cefn_Coed_Colliery_Museum

http://education.gtj.org.uk/en/blowup1/5843

Roy Morton
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10 years ago

I agree with all said, and I was aware of the ironworks; pretty sure I have an old invoice of theirs somewhere.
It's more the way that the information is reported to the general public. No doubt they meant to say 'The Worsley Mesnes Iron Works' but missing words out is pretty slack and should have been picked up at the proof reading stage prior to going to the engravers.
Here’s a another example which states that a fifth of an ounce is equivalent to 56 grams

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And this one, although taken from a book rather than an information board, informing the reader that Cassiterite is the chief ore of copper.

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I just believe that more care should be taken to report the facts correctly. It’s a bad show if you can’t trust the ‘experts’.

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John Mason
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10 years ago

Oh dear! Dumbed-down to the point of being about as accurate as the Daily Express!

Tamarmole
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10 years ago

Some equally poor (and no doubt very expensive) interpretation boards have appeared in the Tamar Valley.

For example at Devon Great Consols a board appeared a few years ago with a posed nineteenth century photo of a group of mine agents at the Wheal Josiah counthouse. This is a well known photo and indeed some of the agents have been identified (Isaac Richards and William Woolcock). Not so according to the boards - they are in fact the mine's original shareholders.

grahami
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10 years ago

The 'Worsley Mesnes Iron Works' title was VERY frequently shortened to just 'Worsley Mesnes' in the Lancashire pits - apart from their famous pneumatic speed and overwind controllers, they also built reversing engines, did a lot of work on maintaining and repairing steam winding engines and other such stuff (metaloc bed stitching etc. etc.) as well as building their own engines. The Point of Ayr Colliery No.2 Engine was one of theirs.

Grahami

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