The beam on the first floor of the engine house at Levant Mine

Date:
8 Oct 1969
Location:
Levant Mine, Engine Houses, St. Just, Levant Zawn, Cornwall
Reference:
BB76/03570
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

When the Levant Mine closed in 1930 this 24-inch (60cm) engine of 1840 was saved by the Cornish Engines Preservation Society. Volunteers have restored it to working condition.

Content

This is part of the Job: 06/00340 Levant Mine Engine Houses; within the Sub Series: RCH01/002/029 RCHME Architectural Requests: Cornwall; within the Series: RCH01/002 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Architectural Requests; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Parkinson, John: Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England

Keywords

Victorian Beam Engine, Tin Mine, Victorian Beam Engine House