L2024_4803 Wheal Coates - a photo on Flickriver

L2024_4803 Wheal Coates

The cylinder bed stone of the 1872 stamps and whim engine viewed through the engine house.

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Wheal Coates is situated on the north coast of Cornwall on the cliff tops between Porthtowan and St Agnes.

The mine opened in 1802 and was worked until its closure in 1889. It came into full production in 1815. The surviving buildings date from the 1870s when deep underground mining began at the site and were stabilised and preserved in 1986 by the National Trust.

There are three engine houses that formerly housed Cornish engines. Towanroath Pumping Engine House (1872) was used to pump water from the adjacent 600 ft Towanroath shaft. Whim Engine House was added in 1880 to crush ore for processing. A calciner dating from 1910–1913 roasted the tin to remove impurities such as arsenic.

In 1881 138 people were employed at the site to mine a seam of tin just below sea level but this and a subsequent period of operation from 1911-1913 were not very successful because tin production was sporadic.

Taken in: UK / England / St. Agnes / Towan Cross (show map)

Taken on: September 13, 2024

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