B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.846
Identification
Item: The remains of staging timbers of the Wherry Town Mine in Mounts Bay exposed at low tide
Description: This is the remains of staging timbers near the old shaft of Wherry Town Mine. 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 and demolished 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
Place: Wherry Town Mine
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