King Edward Mine Museum
Tin Museum
Oct 27th, 2024 from MuseumsList by BertyBasset
Oct 29th, 2024 by BertyBasset
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Cornwall | |
Troon | |
50.2035408, -5.2752099 | |
SW 6638 3886 | |
Private Land | |
147m | |
#26,512 |
Museum, tour, cafe.
- 1897 Camrorne School of Mines take over South Condurrow Mine, renaming it King Edward Mine in 1901. Equipped with modern (for those days) machinery
- 1987 Volunteer group formed to conserve site as educational resource
- 2000 Trevithick Trust leased the museum/mill part from the CSM
- 2002 Opened to the public
- 2996 Trevithick Trust Folds
- 2014 Site in poor state
- c2015 Site taken over by council and with National Lottery grant does sme restoration
- 2107 Re-opened to the public
Troon, Camborne TR14 9HW
01209 614681
info@kingedwardmine.co.uk
Saturday-Wednesday 10am-3pm
External Links
South Condurrow - 36m
King's Shaft - 40m
Sump Shaft - 70m
King Edward VII Mine - 80m
Condurrow South - 102m
Vivian's Shaft - 114m
Junction Shaft - 120m
Old Tye - 126m
William's Shaft - 149m
North Shaft - 167m
Engine Shaft - 231m
Frazer's Shaft - 234m
Plantation Shaft - 255m
Grenville United Mines - 282m
New Shaft - 296m
Grenville, Wheal - 312m
New Shaft - 341m
Newton Shaft - 380m
Grenville New Stamps - 381m
Fortescue's Shaft - 400m
East Grenville, Wheal - 409m
North Tolcarne - 435m
Newton Moor - 448m
Marshall's Shaft - 487m
Kearne's Shaft - 510m
Old Engine Shaft - 522m
Hope Shaft - 525m
Condurrow Mines Ltd. - 537m
Smith's Shaft - 581m
Freeman's Shaft - 648m
Champion's Shaft - 684m
Smith's Shaft - 789m
Holt - 805m
Harriett, Wheal - 819m
Bolenowe - 833m
Gossan Shaft - 833m
South Tolcarne - 856m
West Frances, Wheal - 858m
South Tolcarne - 861m
Engine Shaft - 870m
Tolcarne - 874m
Taylor's Shaft - 885m
Tolcarne - 891m
Engine Shaft - 930m
Charmer - 961m
Knighton - 989m
An Owl, Wheal - 1,030m
Heart's Ease - 1,030m
Carnarthen Consols - 1,033m
Carmarthen - 1,043m
Carn Camborne - 1,043m
Western Shaft - 1,044m
Engine Shaft - 1,051m
William's Shaft - 1,076m
Fortesque's Shaft - 1,146m
Tryphena, Wheal - 1,153m
Gons, Wheal - 1,355m
Granville Shaft - 1,369m
West Tresavean - 1,418m
Stray Park - 1,426m
Bolenowe Carn Mine - 1,454m
Bryant, Wheal - 1,459m
Killas, Wheal - 1,463m
Forest, Wheal - 1,485m
Dolcoath - 1,488m
Eastern Shaft - 1,494m
Pascoe's Shaft - 1,501m
South Frances, Wheal - 1,510m
Western Shaft - 1,514m
Camborne Vean - 1,527m
Old Sump Shaft - 1,540m
Bullen Garden Mine - 1,550m
Percy's Shaft - 1,557m
New Sump Shaft - 1,561m
Purser's Shaft - 1,565m
Town Lode Shaft - 1,582m
New East Shaft - 1,586m
Bounty, Wheal - 1,596m
Gossan Shaft - 1,609m
Grillis - 1,616m
West Condurrow A - 1,636m
Camborne Consols - 1,641m
Roskearbroas - 1,644m
Francis, Wheal - 1,650m
Duncan's Shaft - 1,655m
South Entral - 1,663m
Engine Shaft - 1,695m
Eastern Valley Shaft - 1,700m
Tuckingmill Decline - 1,701m
West Stray Park - 1,708m
Roaring Shaft - 1,713m
Middle Engine Shaft - 1,729m
Chapples Shaft - 1,733m
Marriott's Shaft - 1,738m
Cook's Kitchen - 1,743m
Allen's Shaft - 1,748m
North Entral - 1,761m
Simm's Shaft - 1,764m
Illogan Mine - 1,774m
West Basset, Wheal - 1,776m
Copper Hill - 1,781m
Engine Shaft - 1,789m
Old Skip Shaft - 1,812m
Boundary Shaft - 1,820m
Crasken - 1,857m
Ollie's (Cooks) Shaft - 1,859m
Camborne Veor - 1,873m
Broad's Shaft - 1,934m
New Cook's Kitchen - 1,939m
Thomas Shaft - 1,945m
Richard's Shaft - 1,950m
Simcock's Shaft - 1,969m
Sump Shaft - 1,995m