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spitfire
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13 years ago

The engine house near wheal Rose which was the stamps engine of North Treskirby mine now coverted to a dwelling, is on the market £750,000!

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stuey
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13 years ago

To put things into perspective, the whole of the Tywarnhayle site including several complete buildings and one of the most memorable engine houses (of two) was for sale a few years ago for less than £1/2m. Massive massive site.

£750k. I think they have been smoking crack.

Dolcoathguy
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13 years ago

I wonder how many conversions there are in Cornwall? I know of one near Goldsithney, the one near St.Agnes (training company), the one mentioned here and the one in South east Cornwall featured in Grand designs. Any others?

Is it safe to come out of the bunker yet?

scooptram
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13 years ago

theres one down at porkellis

Alasdair Neill
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13 years ago

Fowey Consols, Danescombe (?3), South Phoenix (visitor centre), Langford, ?New Terras.

spitfire
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13 years ago

Some of the engine houses converted,
Wheal Enys, Tregurtha Downs, Wheal Rodney, Fowey Consols, Wheal Langford, Wheal Brothers, Wheal Towan, Wheal Kitty, Princess of Wales, Cotele Consols, South Phoenix,
Wheal Andrew, Wheal Blanco, East Rand (Polgooth), North Treskerby, Wheal Ayre (now demolished).

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stuey
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13 years ago

I noticed that Dolcoath New Sump has had it's bob wall built up.. What was that all about?

spitfire
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13 years ago

"stuey" wrote:
I noticed that Dolcoath New Sump has had it's bob wall built up.. What was that all about?

It isn't New Sump, It's New East and was converted to an electrical sub-station.

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Dolcoathguy
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13 years ago

Was there last week and I didn't notice (new sump engine house is the the old substation one? What I am saying! That and Harriet are the only surviving Main dolcoath engine houses with a bob wall!)....Much alteration or just one or two stones?

Is it safe to come out of the bunker yet?

spitfire
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13 years ago

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"Dolcoathguy" wrote:
Was there last week and I didn't notice (new sump engine house is the the old substation one? What I am saying! That and Harriet are the only surviving Main dolcoath engine houses with a bob wall!)....Much alteration or just one or two stones?

Don't forget Stray Parc

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Dolcoathguy
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13 years ago

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Thanks, forgot they bought that one later on (well 1870's).
or Williams shaft...(no bob wall though)...

Is it safe to come out of the bunker yet?

Alasdair Neill
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13 years ago

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re Cotehele Consols, currently trying to ascertain whether the Landmark Trust engine house was ever anything to do with Cotehele Consols, I currently suspect not. The Cotehele Co. was very short lived but happened to coincide with the survey date for the 1st edn OS 1:2500 (c. 1882). The name was kept up on later edn OS maps which is why the name has become better known than it perhaps deserves. The engine house was certainly not built at that date. It is shown in detail with the adjoining dressing floors on plans of Danescombe (John Taylor & Sons) from the 1890's. All the Co's working in the area were very little reported in MJ & other sources available locally, but the Cotehel & a later Danescombe Co. were Stock Exchange listed so there may be stuff at the Guildhall library, is there anyone in London who would be able to check that out?