Acc.no: PEZPH : 1997.30
Identification
Item: Wherry Town Mine in Mount's Bay
Description: Etching of Wherry Town Mine shaft situated out to sea between Penzance and Newlyn, with the Battery and St. Michael's Mount in the background. 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 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: 120 mm
Width: 165 mm
Material: Paper
Production
Method: Printed
Person: Unknown
Category: Photography
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