DougCornwall
16 years ago
I took this in Cornwall, late 60's. Headgear is in place on nearest engine house, probably west/mid cornwall but I don't recognise it. Can anyone help me out?
Many thanks for your help.

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scooptram
16 years ago
looks like over near wheel pevor but cant remember the name of the shaft!
Northerner
16 years ago
Mitchells shaft, West Wheal Peevor.
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16 years ago
Legend has it that there was a good trip into Peevor, sadly during the "surreyfication" operation, bat castling operations managed to chuck enough crap down the adit shaft to block it.

Mitchell's Shaft has a concrete lid on it still. All the access bolts/hatches have been welded on the bat cages. (So, when someone goes down there with an angle grinder/hacksaw, we'll be hearing how they were left for fire brigade access/etc).

I gather Sir Fred's shaft was spectacular (angle bob?) and you needed a boat to explore some stopes. After hearing about the weenyness of the levels, I decided not to bother. I would have done if I had realised access would have been permanently stopped.

It's a nice site and although I admire the sentiment, it's what happens when you send a gang of chimps to alter the shafts. What is wrong with a wall AND a fence AND a Clwyd cap, I have no idea..... I suppose Mr Councillor's mate was Mr Capping, or similar.......

There are few ways into the County Adit up that end, which don't involve truly monster abseils.
DougCornwall
16 years ago
Thank you for your help, glad someone has a memory..!!
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