Cornish Mining World Heritage Site
Edwardian post box at Wendron
This is a red Edwardian post box in the wall of The Old school house at Wendron. The post box is the only one for Wendron and Trenear but there is one at Trenear which is underground which is the lowest down post box in England. The post box is at Poldark mine and is Georgian.
Cornish Mining WHS - St Just Mining District
Places to see in ( Helston - UK )
Places to see in ( Helston - UK )
Helston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Helston is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles east of Penzance and 9 miles south-west of Falmouth.
Helston is the most southerly town on the island of Great Britain and is around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) farther south than Penzance. The former stannary and cattle market town is best known for the annual Furry Dance (known locally as the Flora Dance), said to originate from the medieval period. However, the Hal-an-Tow is reputed to be of Celtic origin. The song, and music, associated with the Furry Dance is known to have been written in 1911. In 2001, Helston celebrated the 800th anniversary of the granting of its Charter.
Helston is situated along the banks of the River Cober in Cornwall. Downstream is Cornwall's largest natural lake Loe Pool, formed when a shingle bar blocked the mouth of the river by rising sea levels forming a barrier beach. To the south is the Lizard Peninsula, an area important for its complex geology and wildlife habitats.
Helston is on the A394 road. To the west, the A394 leads to Penzance; to the north-east it leads to Penryn where it joins the A39, which leads south to Falmouth and north-east to Truro. The B3297 runs north from Helston to Redruth.
The nearest railway station is Redruth on the Cornish main line, although the Helston branch line railway served the town until closure in the early 1960s. The branch left the ex-GWR main line at Gwinear Road station near Hayle, and ran 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south to terminate at Helston railway station. The Helston Railway Preservation Company is undertaking the restoration of part of the line. Bus services now link Helston to the rail network; First South West provides the (34) bus service from Redruth station to Helston as well as other services to nearby towns and the Lizard peninsula.
Flora Day occurs annually, on 8 May (except when the date falls on a Sunday or Monday — Monday being Market Day — when it is the preceding Saturday) Helston hosts the Furry Dance. Helston Town Band has a rich history, which can be traced back to the turn of the 20th century. Indeed, there are members of the current band whose family connections extend back four generations.
Helston is also the birthplace of Bob Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons, the first triple world boxing champion. The house where he was born and lived in Helston is still standing and is indicated by a plaque above the door. The Helston Museum, founded in 1949, occupies the building originally designed as the town's Market House in 1837, with two separate buildings—one for butter and eggs, the other the meat market.
There are three Cornish crosses in Helston: one in Cross Street and two in Mr. Baddeley's garden (Cross Street). One of the latter crosses was removed from Tresprison, Wendron, and other from near Trelill Holy Well, Wendron. The Grylls Monument, at the end of Coinagehall Street was built by public subscription in 1834 to thank Humphry Millet Grylls. Helston also hosts The Flambards Experience, formerly the Helston Aero Park, which is a theme park with a selection of rides together with a few remaining aviation exhibits. Nearby Wendron is home to the Poldark Mine theme park, where visitors can go underground into the old workings.
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Mining in Cornwall and Devon in the south west of England began in the early Bronze Age approximately 2150 BC and ended with the closure of South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall in 1998.Tin and later also copper were the most productive of the metals extracted: some tin mining continued long after mining of other metals had become unprofitable.Historically extensive tin and copper mining has occurred in Cornwall and Devon, as well as arsenic, silver, zinc and a few other metals.As of 2007 there are no active metalliferous mines remaining.
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Harriett's Shaft Engine House at Dolcoath Mine - Tin Mining in Cornwall
Harriett's Shaft Engine House at Dolcoath Mine - Tin Mining in Cornwall
Video Produced by Paul Dinning
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Mount Wellington Mine Reopening
REAL GHOST: A ghost at Great work mine, Cornwall
This video is of a real ghost at Great work mine, Great works, near Godolphin, near Helston, Cornwall, UK. The sound is of people who use to work at this mine mining. Some people say that it could be water but Cornwall on youtube filmed this (like all the films we have on our channel) and we are sure it is not water.
Troon adit
Troon adit cornwall Camborne underground
Underground
A short selection of photographs taken underground in Cornish and Devonish mines
Road Run 2009
On January 1st we took the 4520 and the 5020 on the annual Charity road run which starts from Wendron. 54 tractors in all and 1 lorry. The route took us up to Stithians and Four Lanes, we saw parts of Cornwall that we had never seen before. The run was in aid of the Precious Lives Appeal.
Redruth Cornwall
Redruth Cornwall
Filmed in 2014
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Exploring abandoned Merther church in Cornwall UK, with ArcturanMegadonkey
Merther church is dedicated to St Coan and is now disused and ruinous. It was abandoned in the mid 20th century.
I met up with ArcturanMegadonkey and his son for some exploring.
Ghost hunting at night in Penquite House near Golant Cornwall 2
Ghost hunting at night in Penquite House near Golant Cornwall
St Neot Church yard
Enjoying a beautiful sunny day. Reading the wise words on the headstones.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a ceremonial county and unitary authority of England, within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of 536,000 and covers an area of 3,563 km2 . The administrative centre, and only city in Cornwall, is Truro, although the town of St Austell has the largest population.
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