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Wheal Ellen
Wheal Ellen - by Vince Hawthorn ©
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Wheal Ellen

The road south from Porthtowan to Scorrier passes through the magnificent Tywarnhayle Valley, the scene of much copper mining during the 1800s. The sides of the valley to this day are a rust colour due to the copper waste that was tipped all those days ago. On the valley floor one of the mines there is Wheal Ellen and the engine house there is special in that the stack is castellated, a very rare if not unique feature.
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Photographer: © Vince Hawthorn (Gallery)(23rd June 2013)

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Comment by MikeT(24th June 2013)

An excellent picture of this interesting place, and good info, a super capture Vince

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Comment by rustyruth(24th June 2013)

Great shot Vince, with lots of interesting info.

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Comment by Dave John(24th June 2013)

Grand shot Vince, the light haze adding that feeling of mystery and provoking thoughts

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Comment by Rob Lewis(24th June 2013)

Great pic vince.

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Comment by David SwannPremier Member! Click for more info..(25th June 2013)

Interesting building, good information

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Comment by Pat Trout(29th June 2013)

So very nice. we have just come back from a lovely week in Newquay.

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Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-TZ25
Exposure Program: Landscape, Focal length: 23.4 mm, ISO: 160, Exposure time: 1/125 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: May 12, 2013, 2:07 pm
ImageID:1177067, Image size: 1280 x 960 pixels

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