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Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	Posted at 23:04 on 18th April 2014 Could we be in the Cornish tin mining area ?? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 23:06 on 18th April 2014 OK, need to think tomorrow Vince, it's just after midnight here, we've walked about 10 miles this afternoon, the fresh air has taken effect Zzzzzzzz My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK	Posted at 23:08 on 18th April 2014 Right area Dave. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	Posted at 23:14 on 18th April 2014 Thought it might be, best get thinking My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 23:30 on 18th April 2014 East Wheal ? rings a bell, now it really is time to go My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK	Posted at 23:40 on 18th April 2014 Very Very close Ruth- a little more please My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 11:12 on 19th April 2014 The mine is near Newlyn and in July 1946 the mine flooded after a thunderstorm, 39 people died when the mine shafts flooded. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK	Posted at 21:59 on 19th April 2014 You are so close Ruth, it is in fact East Wheal Rose near to St. Newlyn East , a few miles E.N.E. of Perranporth. The disaster was in 1846. East Wheal Rose had one of the largest pumping engines to work a Cornish mine- it had a 100 inch diameter cylinder but this was installed in the 1880s. Harvey's of Hayle ( one of the leading engine builders of Cornwall ) built the engine that worked in East Wheal Rose but only after it worked Wheal Vor and thenit worked in North Wales before returning to Cornwall at East Wheal Rose. The Largest beam engine built was also by Harveys of Hayle and that one was put to work at Cruquius in Holland where it it used to pump dry the land reclaimed from the sea- the diameter of that engine was 144 inches. Oh and Zebedee is the narrow gauge locomotive that pulls the train that takes visitors to East Wheal Rose. Edited by: Vince Hawthorn at:20th April 2014 17:07 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 11:55 on 20th April 2014 It was Zebedee that had me puzzled Vince, I take it you're letting me have this one If so I'll be back later with a quizzy. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK	Posted at 17:10 on 20th April 2014 Indeed it is all yours Ruth, well done on getting to where you did- I was very ambiguous at the outset. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions