treskilling china clay works tip winder (photo)

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does anyone have any information about this St Austell area winder - did it survive?

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Tamarmole
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7 years ago

It looks very very similar to one that ended up at Morwellham. Just before Morwellham went belly up in 2009 it was donated to King Edward Mine at Troon.

B175
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7 years ago

thanks Rick.

I've seen the one at King Edward - in motion - and in the dusty recesses of my mind I've a feeling I was told that it was once used at Castle-an-Dinas wolfram mine though I may be mixing this up with another winder??

Anyway, good to know it's not gone to scrap.

It took me a fair time to work out where the pics were taken!

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7 years ago

I never thought to look at pictures of the King Edward Mine set having been there in the past summer.

The winder at KEM did come from Castle-an-Dinas but it looks different in construction to the Treskilling set in subtle ways - the KEM winder has double drive (so either drum can be clutched out), enclosed slide bars, a cast bed rather than a fabricated channel frame and so on.

So the mystery remains.:confused:

Tamarmole
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7 years ago

Two different winders

I understand that the Castle - an - Dinas winder is the one on display at KEM and can be run up on air. Off the top of my head it came to KEM via Poldark and prior to that the Holman museum.

The ex clay works winder which came from Morwellham went to KEM as a kit of parts (I helped dismantle and load it at the Morwellham end). The engine is, as far as I know, still in parts and in store at KEM.

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7 years ago

Thanks again for clearing that up; and good news that it still exists.

Cornish Wanderer
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7 years ago

I know exactly where that winder was, I can clearly remember stopping there with my Dad, probably around the time that pic was taken. I can confirm that it’s definitely not there any more, although where it went, I don’t know-although Henry Orchard’s scrapyard is a distinct possibility.

Tamarmole
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7 years ago

"Cornish Wanderer" wrote:
I know exactly where that winder was, I can clearly remember stopping there with my Dad, probably around the time that pic was taken. I can confirm that it’s definitely not there any more, although where it went, I don’t know-although Henry Orchard’s scrapyard is a distinct possibility.

Perhaps you should read the whole thread, you might find it enlightening 😉

Cornish Wanderer
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7 years ago

I did. Don’t think it was clearly established that it was the Morwellham winder as far as I could tell. I’d like to think so, though.

JohnnearCfon
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7 years ago

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Maybe you should re-read the post that is five posts above this one!

hcd563
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7 years ago

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I helped to dismantle the motion and take it to Morwellham prior to the main parts being lifted out and delivered. Was surprised how easily it came apart, we took the rods and eccentric straps etc back behind Morwellhams rusty Diahatsu in a extremely small trailer. I left before the winder was put back together. It was hoped to run it on compressed air but I don't think it ever happened.

Martin

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7 years ago

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"hcd563" wrote:
I helped to dismantle the motion and take it to Morwellham prior to the main parts being lifted out and delivered. Was surprised how easily it came apart, we took the rods and eccentric straps etc back behind Morwellhams rusty Diahatsu in a extremely small trailer. I left before the winder was put back together. It was hoped to run it on compressed air but I don't think it ever happened.

Martin

It never ran at Morwellham.