East Falmouth, Wheal
aka Falmouth and Sperries, Wheal
Lead, Copper, Silver, and Manganese Mine
Worked from 1830s to 1865
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
Bissoe | |
50.245232, -5.113656 | |
SW 7810 4300 | |
Private Land | |
107m | |
#8,057 |
From 1829 to 1831, Wheal Sperries produced 3,146 tons of 5% copper ore.
1830s 1855-1865
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Field Shaft - 28m
Footway Shaft - 60m
Tippett's East Shaft - 106m
Tippett's Shaft - 108m
Green's Shaft - 120m
Dunstan's Shaft - 205m
Falmouth Shaft - 206m
Boundary Shaft - 242m
Gweal Durrant Shaft - 271m
Gilbert's Shaft - 334m
Painter's Shaft - 339m
Footway Shaft - 404m
Old Jane, Wheal - 447m
Giles Shaft - 454m
Venables Shaft - 475m
Baldhu - 499m
Sparrow Shaft - 567m
Kea Tremayne - 587m
Beecher's Shaft - 620m
Tremayne's Shaft - 637m
Clemons's Shaft - 652m
Falmouth, Wheal - 779m
Chygoose - 782m
Shop Shaft - 826m
Baddon, Wheal - 908m
Clemmow's Shaft - 943m
Jane, Wheal - 975m
Moor Shaft - 1,030m
Sherrles - 1,062m
North Jane - 1,083m
Burgan's Shaft - 1,116m
Widden, Wheal - 1,193m
Besore Mine - 1,202m
Sperries, Wheal - 1,230m
Hope, Wheal - 1,246m
Hope Shaft - 1,246m
Basset and Graze United - 1,485m
Le Despencer, Wheal - 1,485m
Jane North, Wheal - 1,554m
Nangiles - 1,903m