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Category: Mines

West Phoenix Mine
Mines

West Phoenix Mine

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Caitlin 3 mins read

Almost parallel with the famous Cheesering Quarry are the scant remains of a mine that are all too easy to walk past without being able […]

Ding Dong Mine
Mines

Ding Dong Mine

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Caitlin 5 mins read

One the moors near Madron sit the three remaining engine houses of Ding Dong Mine, possibly the oldest mine in Cornwall.  Ding Dong, like so […]

Wheal Martyn
Mines

Wheal Martyn

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Caitlin 4 mins read

On the outskirts of St Austell is the Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum. Once a china clay works of its own, this unique piece of […]

Stowe’s Mine
Mines

Stowe’s Mine

October 5, 2020October 18, 2020 Caitlin 3 mins read

Up on Stowe’s Hill north of Minions village are the scant remains of Stowe’s Mine. Little remains of this small workings except some huge craters […]

South Phoenix Mine
Mines

South Phoenix Mine

September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 Caitlin 3 mins read

Up on Bodmin Moor in the village of Minions sits the prominent engine house of South Phoenix Mine.  This mine origins start as two smaller […]

Penhale and Wheal Golden
Mines

Penhale and Wheal Golden

September 16, 2020December 1, 2020 Caitlin 3 mins read

Dotted along the coast between Holywell and Perranporth are the remains of several lead and silver mines, the two largest being Penhale and Wheal Golden. […]

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