This will be as complete a list of engine houses and major opening and closing dates of all the mines featured on this website as possible.
If I find a engine house record that goes something like “had a such and such engine by this date” with no definitive build date I’ll stick a ‘?’ in front of the date, and I’ll do the same if it’s the first time the engine is mentioned in text, like a sale date. Any houses without a build date will be left off for the time being.
>1800
1508 – opened – BOSCEAN
1643 – opened – GODOLPHIN BAL
1670 – opened – LEVANT
1689 – first blasting done in Cornwall – GREAT WORK
1730 – Newcomen engine – STOWES
1741 – two Newcomen engines – POLDICE
1750 – opened – OLD METAL
?1753 – opened – WHEAL STERRAN
1754 – pumping engine – GREAT WORK
1757 – opened – WHEAL SQUIRE
1758 – unknown steam engine – TRESAVEAN
1766 – Hornblower engine – TRESAVEAN
1768 – pumping engine on Fire shaft – GREAT WORK
1773 – opened – WHEAL FIDDLE
1777 – two Newcomen engines – POLDICE
1777 – opened – PENHALE
1778 – working – BOTALLACK
1779 – 30″ pumping engine – TRESAVEAN
1780 – opened – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINES
1780 – 63″ pumping engine – POLDICE
1782 – opened – WHEAL ZENNOR
1782 – 63″ pumping engine – POLDICE
1782 – Watt engine – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1784 – whim engine – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1785 – 63″ pumping engine – POLDICE
1787 – 58″ double acting engine on Oppy’s shaft – POLDICE
1788 – 20″ double acting engine – WHEAL VIRGIN
1788 – underground pumping engine – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINES
1791 – 21/27″ compound engine – TINCROFT
1792 – open – WHEAL GRAMBLER
1793 – open – WHEAL ANN
1793 – 30/60″ compound engine – TRESAVEAN
1793 – 60″ engine – TRESAVEAN
1793 – 45″ pumping engine – TINCROFT
1796 – 28″ engine on Ding Dong shaft – DING DONG
1801-1820
1802 – 20″ pumping engine – CARNYORTH
1808 – opened – BREAD AND CHEESE
1810 – 22″ pumping engine – WHEAL OWLES
1810 – opened – BLUE HILLS
1814 – 48″ pumping engine – TINCROFT
1814 – opened – DING DONG
1816 – pumping engine – BOTALLACK
1817 – 36″ pumping engine – WHEAL SQUIRE
1819 – 52″ engine on Wood’s – UNITY WOOD
1819 – 60″ engine – UNITY WOOD
1819 – 58″ engine – UNITY WOOD
?1819 – ?24″ pumping engine – WHEAL HENRY
?1819 – 16″ stamps and steam whim – TINCROFT
1820 – 66″ pumping engine – TINCROFT
?1820 – 58″ double acting engine – PENHALE
1820 – engine house – PENHALE
1821-1830
?1820’s – 24″ pumping engine – BELONOWE MINE
1821 – 90″ pumping engine on Bawden’s shaft – WHEAL FORTUNE
1821 – 90″ on Job shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINES
1821 – 90″ engine house built on Bissa Pool Shaft – POLDICE
1822 – opened – BOSWEDDEN
1824 – 22/25″ rotative engine – STOWES
1824 – 24″ engine house – CARNON MINE
?1825 – 15″ whim – WHEAL OWLES
1825 – 30″ pumping engine – TREVOOLE MINE
1825 – 30″ pumping engine on Tredinneck shaft – DING DONG
1825 – 18″ whim on Martin’s shaft – TINCROFT
1826 – unknown size whim – CUSVEY MINE
1826 – 70″ pumping engine on Shear’s shaft – CUSVEY MINE
1826 – 90″ pumping engine on Woolf’s shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1827 – 70″ pumping engine on Taylor’s shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
?1827 – 58″ pumping engine – POLGINE MINE
1828 – opened – MARKE VALLEY
1828 – 52″ waterwheel – MARKE VALLEY
1828 – 58/65″ pumping engine on Pearce’s shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
?1828 – 26″ pumping engine sold – GREAT WHEAL CHARLOTTE
?1828 – 60″ pumping engine on Engine shaft – GREAT WHEAL CHARLOTTE
?1830’s – 36″ pumping engine on Engine shaft – NEWTON MOOR MINE
?1830’s – 56″ pumping engine – TINCROFT
?1830’s – 36″ stamps –TINCROFT
1831-1840
1832 – 80″ pumping engine on Davey’s shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1832 – 24″ whim on Old Sump – TINCROFT
1833 – 70″ pumping engine on Taylor’s shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1834 – 80″ pumping engine on William’s shaft – UNITY WOOD
1834 – unknown size pumping engine on Old Engine shaft – TREWEVAS
1834 – 60″ pumping engine – TRESAVEAN
1834 – 63″ pumping engine – TRESAVEAN
1834 – 3x 20″ whim engines – TRESAVEAN
?1835 – 26″ pumping engine – LEVANT
1835 – 36″ pumping engine – BOTALLACK
1835 – 60″ pumping engine on Leed’s shaft – GREAT WORK
1835 – 20″ whim on North shaft – TINCROFT
1835 – 36″ pumping engine – WHEAL HASTE
1835 – 40″ pumping engine –LEVANT
?1835 – whim on Davey’s shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1836 – 24″ whim on Taylor’s Whim shaft – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINE
1836 – opened – CORNWALL GREAT UNITED
1836 – 36″ pumping and stamping engine – WHEAL JENKIN
1836 – stamps engine – STOWES
1836 – 32″ stamps engine – LEVANT
1838 – 45″ pumping engine on New Engine shaft – TREWEVAS
1839 – 26″ engine – TREVOOLE MINE
1839 – 80″ pumping engine – TRESAVEAN
?1839 – 33″ pumping engine – WHEAL PRUDENCE
1841-1850
?1840 – 24″ whim engine on Skip shaft – LEVANT
1840 – 27″ whim engine on Skip shaft – LEVANT
1840 – 85″ pumping engine on Harvey’s shaft – TRESAVEAN
1840 – pumping engine on Martin’s East – TINCROFT
?1842 – 16″ whim on Skip and Engine shafts – WHEAL COCK
1843 – 36″ pumping engine on Sump shaft – PHOENIX UNITED
1843- whim – POLDICE
1843 – 36″ pumping engine on Old Engine shaft – MARKE VALLEY
1843 – whim – MARKE VALLEY
1844 – opened – CRADDOCK MOOR
1845 – opened – WHEAL GRENVILLE
1847 – 70″ pumping engine – NANGILES
1847 – opened – SOUTH PHOENIX
1848 – 28″ pumping engine – SOUTH PHOENIX
1848 – opened – WHEAL GOLDEN CONSOLS
?1850 – 36″ engine on Pryce’s shaft – GREAT CONDURROW MINE
?1850 – 50″ pumping engine – WHEAL GOLDEN
?1850 – hauling and crushing engine – WHEAL GOLDEN
1851-1860
?1851 – 18″ whim – PHOENIX UNITED
1852 – 60″ pumping engine from Perran Foundry – WHEAL KITTY
1852 – whim engine possibly on Zawn Brinny shaft – LEVANT
1852 – 50″ pumping engine on Old Sump shaft – WHEAL KITTY
?1853 – 40″ pumping engine – WHEAL ENYS
?1853 – 30″ stamps engine – WHEAL ENYS
?1853 – whim – WHEAL ENYS
1854 – Thomas’ 60″ pumping engine – WEST WHEAL BASSET MINE
1854 – engine house – CRADDOCK MOOR
1855 – 60″ pumping engine – WENDRON CONSOLS
1856 – 85″ pumping engine – WHEAL BUSY
1856 – 60″ pumping engine – TREVOOLE MINE
1856 – 70″ pumping engine on Salisbury shaft – MARKE VALLEY
1856 – whim engine – TREVOOLE MINE
1857 – 36″ pumping engine on Cargodna shaft – WEST WHEAL OWLES
1857 – 20″ man and whim engine – LEVANT
1857 – pumping engine – WHEAL GLYNN
1857 – 26″ pumping and winding engine – WHEAL DREA
1858 – pumping engine – WHEAL BUTTON
1859 – man engine on Dunkin’s shaft – OLD COOKS KITCHEN
1859 – 33″ multipurpose engine on Salisbury shaft – MARKE VALLEY
?1860 – 30″ pumping engine sold and demolished – WHEAL ENYS
?1860 – 24″ stamps engine – WHEAL ENYS
1860 – 30″ pumping engine on Engine shaft – WHEAL PROSPER
1860 – 60″ pumping engine on Engine shaft – NEWTON MOOR MINE/ WHEAL GRENVILLE
1860 – pumping engine on Baldee’s lode – WENDRON CONSOLS
?1860 – 22″ whim – WENDRON CONSOLS
1861-1870
?1860’s – 30″ pumping engine – BELONOWE MINE/ WHEAL GRENVILLE
1860 – stamps engine – PHOENIX UNITED
1862 – 60″ pumping engine on Seccombe shaft – PHOENIX UNITED
1862 – 80″ pumping engine on Engine shaft – NANGILES
1862 – 24″ whim on Pearce’s shaft – BOTALLACK
1862 – 70″ pumping engine – WHEAL PRUDENCE
1862 – 24″ whim engine – WHEAL PRUDENCE
?1863 – 21″ whim on Pryce’s shaft – GREAT CONDURROW MINE
1863 – 50″ pumping engine on Engine shaft – WHEAL KITTY
1863 – 26″ man engine – TINCROFT
1863 – opened – NEW CHIVERTON CONSOLS
1864 – 40″ pumping engine on Greenburrow shaft – DING DONG
1864 – 40″ pumping engine – NEW CHIVERTON CONSOLS
?1864 – 24″ whim – WENDRON CONSOLS
?1864 – 60″ pumping engine – BASSET AND GRYLLS
?1864 – 24″ whim – BASSET AND GRYLLS
?1864 – 32″ pump and stamps – BASSET AND GRYLLS
?8165 – 18″ whim on Child’s shaft – MARKE VALLEY
?1865 – 60″ pumping engine – GRAMBLER AND ST AUBYN
1865 – 56″ pumping engine – TINCROFT
1865 – ?36″ pumping engine – TINCROFT
1865 – man engine on Paynter’s shaft – POLDICE
1865 – 26″ whim on Chapple’s shaft – OLD COOKS KITCHEN
1866 – 30″ pumping engine – CARNYORTH
1866 – 70″ pumping engine – WHEAL ELLEN
1866 – 50″ engine on Baronet’s Engine shaft – PENNANCE CONSOLS
1867 – 66″ pumping engine – PENHALE AND LOMAX
1867 – 24″ whim engine – PENHALE AND LOMAX
?1867 – 70″ pumping engine – WENDRON CONSOLS
?1867 – 18″ whim – WENDRON CONSOLS
1868 – 25″ whim engine on Engine shaft – SOUTH CONDURROW
1869 – 36″ pumping engine on Hamilton’s shaft – PHOENIX UNITED
1869 – abandoned – BELONOWE/SOUTH WHEAL GRENVILLE
1869 – 60″ pumping engine – BLUE HILLS
1869 – 36″ pumping engine – CHARLOTTE UNITED
1869-70 – 70″ pumping engine on Hind’s shaft – WHEAL UNY
1869 – unknown size stamps engine – SOUTH CONDURROW
1871-1880
1870 – closed – GREAT CONSOLIDATED MINES
1870 – 28″ whim and stamps engine – WHEAL EDWARD
1871 – 36″ stamps engine – NANGILES
1872 – pumping engine on Towanroath shaft – WHEAL COATES
1872 – whim – SOUTH PHOENIX
1872 – 25″ rotative engine – SOUTH PHOENIX
1872- 70″ pumping engine on Magor’s shaft – UNITY WOOD
1872 – Stamps and whim engine on Towanroath shaft – WHEAL COATES
1872 – 20″ whim on Trefusis – UNITY WOOD
1872 – 70″ pumping engine on Sir Frederick’s shaft – WHEAL PEEVOR
1872 – 22″ whim on Sir Frederick’s shaft – WHEAL PEEVOR
1872 – 76″ engine on Black Dog shaft – WHEAL BUSY
1872 – 80″ pumping engine – TRESAVEAN
1872 – 60″ pumping engine – BASSET AND GRYLLS
1872 – pumping engine – WHEAL LUSHINGTON
1873 – 85″ pumping engine – POLDICE
1874 – stamps engine – TINCROFT
1875 – 40″ stamps engine – WEST WHEAL BASSET MINE
1876 – 26″ whim on Salisbury and New shafts – MARKE VALLEY
1876 – 32″ stamps – WHEAL PEEVOR
?1877 – 48″ engine – WHEAL ANN
1877 – closed – NEW CHIVERTON CONSOLS
1877-78 – 80″ pumping engine on Goold’s shaft – WHEAL GRENVILLE
1878 – 18″ whim – DING DONG
1878 – opened – GOMM CHINA CLAY
1878 – 22/24″ rotative engine – GOMM CHINA CLAY
1879 – 30″ whim and stamps on Pascoe’s shaft – SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES
?1880 – 28″ whim on Seccombe’s shaft- PHOENIX UNITED
?1880 – 15″ whim on Stowe’s shaft – PHOENIX UNITED
1880 – whim engine on Towanroath shaft – WHEAL COATES
1880 – 30″ whim on Daubuz shaft – SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES
1880- 26″ whim on Hind’s shaft – WHEAL UNY
1881-1890
1881 – 60″ pumping engine on Marshall’s shaft – SOUTH CONDURROW
1881/2 – 36″ stamps – WHEAL JENKIN
1881 – 50″ pumping engine on Houseman’s shaft – SOUTH PHOENIX
1881 – 85″ pumping engine on Harvey’s shaft – TRESAVEAN
1882 – 24″ whim on Cargodna shaft – WHEAL EDWARD
1882 – multifunction engine – WHEAL EDWARD
?1883 – 26″ stamps – PHOENIX UNITED
1883 – 32″ stamps – PHOENIX UNITED
1883 – 24″ whim on Harvey’s shaft – TRESAVEAN
1883 – 24″ whim on Old East shaft – TRESAVEAN
1884 – 18″ horizontal whim – WHEAL JENKIN
1886 – 70″ pumping engine – WHEAL JENKIN
1886 -24″ stamps – PHOENIX UNITED
1886 – 26″ whim engine on Marshall’s shaft – SOUTH CONDURROW
1887 – 80″ pumping engine on Pascoe’s shaft – SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES
1888 – 70″ pumping engine – TREVOOLE MINE
1888 – 23″ whim – TREVOOLE MINE
1890 – 70″ pumping engine on Old Sump – TINCROFT
1890 – closed – WHEAL JENKIN
1890 – closed – MARKE VALLEY
1891-1900
1891 – 36″ stamps engine – WHEAL GRENVILLE
1891 – closed – TREVOOLE MINE
1891 – compressor house – TINCROFT
1892 – 90″ pumping engine on Fortescue’s shaft – WHEAL GRENVILLE
1892 – 19″ pumping engine on Sump shaft – PHOENIX UNITED
1892 – 28″ whim on Fortescue’s shaft – WHEAL GRENVILLE
1893 – closed – SOUTH PHOENIX
1893 – disaster at Cargodna shaft – WHEAL OWLES
1893 – man engine – LEVANT
?1895 – 80″ pumping engine on Marriot’s shaft destroyed in fire – SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES
1897 – steam whim in a cavern on the 210 fathom level of old submarine shaft – LEVANT
<1901
1901 – whim – WHEAL FRIENDLY
1901 – compressor house – LEVANT
1902 – 60″ pumping engine – WHEAL FRIENDLY
1906 – 80″ pumping engine on Woolf’s shaft – GREAT CONDURROW MINE
1906 – steam capstan and crusher – SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES
1908 – Allen’s shaft sunk – BOTALLACK
1907 – opened – WHEAL RACER
1907-14 – horizontal 120 HP compressor – STOWES
1914 – closed – STOWES
1910 – 60″ pumping engine on Sara’s shaft – WHEAL KITTY
1911 – closed – SOUTH PHOENIX
1914 – closed – BOTALLACK
1914 – closed – PHOENIX UNITED
1919 – LEVANT mine disaster
1920’s – closed – GOMM CHINA CLAY
1920 – closed – WHEAL GRENVILLE
1920 – opened – WHEAL SALLY
1925 – closed – WHEAL SALLY
1927 – opened – WHEAL TYE
1928 – closed – TRESAVEAN
1930 – closed – WHEAL KITTY
1938 – closed – GREAT WORK
1945 – closed – CLIGGA HEAD
1980 – opened – BOTALLACK
1985 – closed – BOTALLACK
1991 – closed – GEEVOR