East Merth, Wheal

aka West Poldice or Alice, Wheal


Tin Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Lelant
50.169301, -5.466017
SW 5259 3567
Private Land
74m
#8,080


According to Hamilton Jenkin’s notes from 1961, West Poldice Mine, also known as Wheal Merth due to their virtually indistinguishable setts, was reopened in 1849 under the name East Wheal Margaret. Operating until 1865, the mine recorded an output of 725 tons of black tin.






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