B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.845
Identification
Item: Wherry Town Mine in Mounts Bay
Description: This is a photograph of a Wherry Town Mine shaft situated out to sea between Penzance and Newlyn, exposed during a very low tide . Built in 1778 by Thomas Curtis of Breage, the mine shaft was protected by a stone breakwater. Thomas Gundry erected a steam engine on shore to facilitate lifting of the ore from the mine workings. Operations ceased in 1798 when an American vessel anchored in the bay, broke its moorings and crashed into it, demolishing the head gear. It re-opened in the 1830s but closed again in 1840.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
Person: Richards, E
Place: Wherry Town Mine
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