It might be off an old steam donkey.

Lozz.

Alfred is one place I have yet to have a good rummage around.

Anything open in the area?

Dunno wot's around from me these days, an old friend who I worked with at Crofty in the early 70's used to live at Wheal Alfred in a caravan, he was also an a keen mineral collector, I think he might have gotten some good pyromorphite stuff from there, he did a lot of underground exploring, name was Dave Berry, anyone remember him?

Lozz.

No-ones mentioned that it may be a compressed-air reservoir??? (receiver)

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Nearly all the shafts of Wheal Alfred/Consols have long since been 'landscaped' into a mini golf range. A couple of shafts at Consols are open but to shallow depth (the odd Hillman Husky etc). There is an open shaft or two at Herland over the swamp but one has run in at surface. Still Pyromorphite to be found at Wheal Alfred in the well ploughed SSSI as witnessed yesterday.

A real shame as when growing up in the early 1970's a mile down the road, most of the site was intact including massive clinker 'cliffs'. Remember someone living there in a caravan by the old pond. Never had a reason to take a camera along then.
Hindsight is a mixed blessing but all the more reason that these sites should be recorded by 'us' mining enthusiasts - whatever our interest. Actually remember spending a lot of time in the late 1960's with a chap who actually worked there in a reworking in the 1890's.

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I would go with the boiler theory, Geevor had some like it

however it doesnt have any bolt holes for the lining segments

When this Geevor image is correctly orientated these are clearly recognised as the two Hardinge ball mills and single acting rake classifiers of the middlings regrind circuit.

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When this Geevor image is correctly orientated these are clearly recognised as the two Hardinge ball mills and single acting rake classifiers of the middlings regrind circuit.

on reflection there appear to be steps in the background, perhaps I should have checked before posting! however I didnt take the photo, was simply the first one I found of the hardinge mills...

When this Geevor image is correctly orientated these are clearly recognised as the two Hardinge ball mills and single acting rake classifiers of the middlings regrind circuit.

on reflection there appear to be steps in the background, perhaps I should have checked before posting! however I didnt take the photo, was simply the first one I found of the hardinge mills...

I just found the image on a website and copied the caption - I had already seen them at Geevor sometime before.

coffee pot boiler ?

Most images of that type of boiler seem to have a much smaller flue diameter at the small end of the taper?

It would make a reasonable hopper if inverted?

Have had the opportunity to check some old books on boiler designs. It was not uncommon for Lancashire boiler flues to taper and join to a narrower section towards their rear ends. The speed of taper on the Alfred Consols find is rather faster than typical boiler illustrations suggest. It would be really useful if the large (lower) and small (upper) diameters were measured, and also the height of the tapered section. I suggest that it be measured because the photos give the impression that it may be a rather large diameter compared to many boiler flues?

I've never measured a Lancashire boiler furnace tube diameter but would guess they would be 30 inches max, but would be 3/4" (or more) wall thickness.

I will try to get back later this week to get some measurements. Meanwhile loving the discussion it has thrown up.:thumbsup:

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I will try to get back later this week to get some measurements. Meanwhile loving the discussion it has thrown up.:thumbsup:

Look for any pipes coming out of it, they would be clues.
Also pics without the vegitation would help.

I will try to get back later this week to get some measurements. Meanwhile loving the discussion it has thrown up.:thumbsup:

May I suggest you have a poke around with a spade/long rod to ascertain what's at the bottom, metal bottom/flange etc.:flowers:

Try to avoid Saturdays, it's shooting day this time of year!

Seemed a lot of cartridges around!

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