I live on the site of Tregurtha mine and am interested in any history of this area.

Hi Tregilsa.

I live at Wheal Rodney (Wheal Hampton) at Plain-an-Gwarry so just down the road from you.

I have posted some pictures - historical and recent if you look under Tregurtha Downs on the mine search.

Otherwise can fill you in with loads of infor of the history of the area.

Cheers
Wheal 🙂

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I have seen them and wondered about getting a copy of them all to frame,its so interesting and any info would be brilliant,we don't know nuch about the history at all.thank you for replying. 🙂

Off the top of my head, I think the Vol 4, Penzance and Mounts Bay is the Cornwall's Mines and Miners book that you want by Hamilton Jenkin.

There may be one in your local library.

I remember someone mentioning that the adit was blocked by the creation of a road, but there was a footway shaft open. If that someone is reading this, get in contact and my chum and I will drop it and have a poke around and see what we can find.

sound interesting 🙂

Also, have a look at old-maps.co.uk and you might be able to view the 25" 1880 map, which usually has a lot of detail. The 1888 6" maps are nearly as good if not.

Off the top of my head, I think the Vol 4, Penzance and Mounts Bay is the Cornwall's Mines and Miners book that you want by Hamilton Jenkin.

It's in Volume 11 Stu

PM Sent with appropriate info :angel:

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The adit portal is at Gwallon - about 3/4 mile from Tregurtha and drains it, Owen Vean and East Wheal Rodney/Wheal Hampton. The portal was made unenterable when the Marazion bypass was constructed.
Not aware of any open shafts left.

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I have a copy of an article entitled 'The Tregurtha Downs Mines, Marazion 1700-1965' first published in the Industrial Archaelogy Review (vol. 11, No 2, Spring 1978). Fascinating and contains all the information you need about the history of the mine.

There is also a nice piccie in Mining in Cornwall Vol 2 page 36 by Trounson/Bullen.

I will drop over at some stage.
Wheal

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I do have some plans of the mine workings :smartass: - these relate to Tregurtha Downs rather than Wheal Hampton or Rodney, but are interesting all the same.

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brilliant,I would appreciate anything and everything. 🙂

I have a copy of an article entitled 'The Tregurtha Downs Mines, Marazion 1700-1965' first published in the Industrial Archaelogy Review (vol. 11, No 2, Spring 1978). Fascinating and contains all the information you need about the history of the mine.

There is also a nice piccie in Mining in Cornwall Vol 2 page 36 by Trounson/Bullen.

I will drop over at some stage.
Wheal

The water from the adit comes out in a small shed (ruin) and tanks and was/is used for a water supply to Gwallon farm I think, a good supply and very ochreous.

yes I know exactly where you mean,I never gave a thought as to where it came from :O( this is what I mean,I love discovering things which are right on your doorstep (or under it) that you never knew.We are in the converted barn opposite the stable entrance :O) Christine.

Apart from the Industrial Archaeology paper (also published in the Trevithick Society Journal which is probably easier to get hold of in Cornwall), which is one of the better researched articles on mines in Cornwall, there's a lot more come to light, for instance about 18th Century mining in the area. For instance some nice early mine plans in the Courteny Library (Truro Museum), and newspaper references.

Was the info I sent via the PM any good?
It was only Hammy Jenk's stuff but it's a start.

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The plans (2 plans showing mining details covering the Manor of Tregurtha) & a lot of other mining stuff about the Marazion area are in the Carne collection. Another collection includes a dispute over wages at Tregurtha Tyes in 1684-5. There's a lot of detail of tin sales from mines in the area from c. 1705 onwards in Angarrack coinage books at CRO including Owen Vean (adjoining Tregurtha) and St Hilary Downs, but I don't know where the latter was.

The version in the Journal of the Trevithick Society is interesting as it starts with an account of plans to re-house Robinsons 80 inch in the Engine House at Tregurtha in the late 1970's where it was used previously. This was to form part of a mining museum. Built by Copperhouse Foundry, Hayle in 1854 for Wheal Alfred Consols where she worked until 1864 and then moved to Wheal Crenver and Abraham and then to Tregurtha in 1882. In 1889 the Engine House burnt down with the engine inside. The engine was not badly damaged though and working again in 10 days.
After Tregurtha closed the engine was bought and moved to Robinson's shaft where she is today.

The great irony is that is this plan by the NT had gone ahead then the Heartlands Project main exhibit would not be there!

The Trevithick Society of course now have a fantasic collection of other mining related kit at King Edward Mine. :thumbsup:

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