A View From Cousin Jack's Garden
© Vince Hawthorn (view gallery)
The Engine House is seen from one of the gardens of the Cornish diaspora. Many Cornish miners left for other corners of the world with the collapse of the tin and copper mining at home in Cornwall, those that left were know as Cousin Jack and if the family went as well the wives would be known as Cousin Jenny. Cornish Miners have a world wide reputation in the field of Image cannot be loaded
March 6th 1998
© Vince Hawthorn (view gallery)
The date of the title is the date the last operational tin mine in Cornwall ending a continuous industry dating back about 4,000 years in one form or another. The picture shows the headgear of South Crofty mine which over the years has encompassed many mines of the area and the mine reached a depth of nearly 3'000 feet. A number of attempts at reopening the mine have gone on since but as yet I do not know if it ever will , but one always lives in hope. The picture was taken from the very new Heartlands site where the Robinson's shaft engine house has been preserved in a resource area- see POE pic id No. 1175231 or 1175233. Image cannot be loaded
Pool From Afar
© Vince Hawthorn (view gallery)
A shot of Pool taken from the North Coast (the B3301 near Coombe) looking on the right you can see Robinson's Shaft engine house at Heartlands. On top of the hill that is Carn Brea the Monument is to Francis, Lord de Dunstanville and Basset of Tehidy and further left is Carn Brea Castle. The shot was taken hand held in very high wind with increased zoom so apologies for poor image quality. Image cannot be loaded
South Crofty today.
© Vince Hawthorn (view gallery)
Taken from Heartlands, this is how South Crofty Mine looks today. This was Cornwall's last working tin mine until it closed in 1998. For quite a number of years work has been going on to reopen the mine now the price of tin has risen, there is supposed to be about one and a half billion pounds waiting to be won in various minerals. However, the company that has been trying to get the mine open again has hit financial problems so the future is still in question. There are two sets of views in the area, one faction who say Cornish mining is done and just redevelop the area, and the other who believe in the heritage of Cornwall and wish to see it carry on. The view here shows the old headgear of South Crofty encased in scaffolding and covered in plastic sheeting. This is a sad image after nearly 4,000 years of Cornish Tinners Toil. Image cannot be loaded
South Crofty from Afar
© Vince Hawthorn (view gallery)
Another shot of Pool from the North Coast this time showing The South Crofty Mine at present being prepared for further mining. The mine, the last one to work in Cornwall that closed in 1998 is hoping to re-open, but developments this week have thrown doubt on this. The very large white structure is the headgear covered in cladding. Image cannot be loaded
A Slideshow of Pool, in the county of Cornwall
