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UrbanExplorer2k
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11 years ago

Hi all,

anyone heard anything on wheal busy mine the main engine house.

Over there a few days ago and upon looking about the engine house come across some men and upon having a chat one told me they are renovating it.

When asked was going to happen to it they was unsure just that they got to clear it

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Drillbilly.
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11 years ago

They have been going on about it for some time. It was used by some local people as some sort of garden and the engine house was within the site. I gather the shaft is slabbed over and has a vent pipe. I could not find this. If it was allowed to vent, it would improve the quality of air underground which is shocking.

Lord Falmouth has been threatening to do something spectacular with the site for years, from an airport, golf club to loads of new homes. Since Hallenbeagle has been developed (the other side from killifreth) it probably sets some sort of precedent to do something with the land, whilst the planners are feeling all lovely about the fantastic industrial estate they have made.

There are A LOT of shafts on the site. Lots more than you can see metal cones for. At some point they will ****** it up.

UrbanExplorer2k
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11 years ago

"Drillbilly." wrote:
They have been going on about it for some time. It was used by some local people as some sort of garden and the engine house was within the site. I gather the shaft is slabbed over and has a vent pipe. I could not find this. If it was allowed to vent, it would improve the quality of air underground which is shocking.

Lord Falmouth has been threatening to do something spectacular with the site for years, from an airport, golf club to loads of new homes. Since Hallenbeagle has been developed (the other side from killifreth) it probably sets some sort of precedent to do something with the land, whilst the planners are feeling all lovely about the fantastic industrial estate they have made.

There are A LOT of shafts on the site. Lots more than you can see metal cones for. At some point they will ****** it up.

Would be nice to see it like many restored back but i pretty much doubt it, nothing better then to visit restored sites like the few that is in cornwall

Very true re the shafts so many unseen and unknown about the amount of time ive spent exploring places and looking at old and newish maps and all telling me a different story and shafts and workings not showing on anything makes it more interesting to explore and study which is my intentions