Cornish Tin Mine by CavalierLady
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Description
Ruins of a Cornish Tin Mine, taken in southern Cornwall, England. From the 1500's through the 1800's, Cornwall tin and copper mines were among the richest mining areas in the world. As the times modernized, there were many buildings that comprised a mine, like the winder house, boiler house, blacksmith's shop, processing plant, etc. But in the earlier days, there were no other substantial buildings besides the engine house, which had to be built strong and sturdy to house the pumps and other machinery. The pumps had to pump the water out of the mine shafts,deep underground, the steam engine being located in the engine house. I found these fascinating, but our tour did not bring us near any, this was shot quickly when the driver stopped so I could get out. If I were ever lucky enough to make a return trip, I would love to travel up and down the coast seeing as many of these as I could, exploring how they worked, see how the machinery operated and was maintained and repaired, as that was the nature of my work for many years. These mines dot the landscape, and are very picturesque, especially when partially overgrown with plants and vines. Thank you very kindly for your views and comments.
Comments (51)
WOOOOW!!! I looove it! Amazinh view, composition and clouds!! 5+++
THis is so good.....history is great
Outstanding colors!
yes it would be super to lookinside these and see the ld stuff there. most likely most of it is gone now. but this is very good looking
Amazing capture. Wonderful green and a fantastic cloudscape.
Looks a lot like our coal mines, Beautiful shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it looks fantastic. great capture
While your image is beautiful, your text is far more interesting for me. I suspect in the later days they used a Newcomen engine, then Mr. Watt's improvement.
I am enjoying your guided tour very much. The pictures are great and the history lessons that accompany the pictures are a wonderful asset. I'm learning a lot.
OH Maria, you do my country superb justice with your camera, I just love the strucrure in the cloudbase, well done!
Interesting to see the red brick at the top of the stonework. A wonderful historical photograph.
Outstanding ! Roby ;O)
Fabulous you have done Cornwall proud with your images.. The industry on it's death led to a mass migration of Cornish miners to the rest of the world, the sad fact is that without the pumps the mines were destroyed despite the price of tin and copper these days.
Fantastic photo of Cornwall ... such an interesting historical structure.
superb photograph!
I've heard of Cornish game hen, but never a Cornish tin mine. Splendid colors and lighting effects in this shot of the structure and landscape well contrasted/silhouetted against that fantastic cloud-filled sky, Maria!
WOW! what a most beautiful landscape view !! amazing capture of this fabulous place !!!! exceptional!!!!
I have to agree with Danny, you have done Cornwall proud!!! This is a super photo. I'm glad you had a great time. Sorry I could not get the time off work to meet up.
Interesting historical info. Beautiful shot, especially the distant countryside.
Superb capture with extraordinary lighting. Thank you for the interesting narrative that comes with your wonderful photo!
I love photos like this. The colors are wonderful too. Excellent work!
I love the colours you have captured here. A beautiful landscape and you sound to have had a great trip.
I agree amazing colors you have captured! A most amazing looking place it is and thank you for the history lesson too! Well done!
So, is Cornish tin any different from American tin? LOL Beautiful capture, Maria; that sky is especially impressive.
Stunning scene! Love th sky and general colors!
STellar! A great shot and excellent postwork. Amazing lighted color in this.
This capture really shines. Very interesting indeed. Excellent job. Aloha
ich liebe diese Landschaft! Sehr, sehr schöne Aufnahme!
A wonderful capture, very enticing. Well done, Clive.
Good news tin prices are going up due to demand in China and the biggest mine in Cornwall will be reopening again soon. Another wonderful capture!