The waterwheel which powered tin stamps on land at Trelocke Farm (aka Lock Farm)

Date:
1967 - 1971
Location:
Trelocke Farm, Tin Stamps, Ludgvan, Trelocke, Nancledra, Cornwall
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Lock Farm, Tin Stamps, Ludgvan, Trelocke, Nancledra, Cornwall
Reference:
DES01/02/0009
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The stamps, and the waterwheel which provided the power, were used to hammer tin ore from waste rock brought from nearby dumps. They were moved to Geevor Mine Museum in 1983.

Content

This is part of the Series: DES01/02 Eileen Deste: Cornwall Monochrome; within the Collection: DES01 Eileen Deste Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Deste, Eileen

Keywords

Victorian Stamps, Victorian Water Wheel, Derelict Or Ruin, Mining Industry