The Levant Mine, Trewellard

 Wednesday 22nd June

Another beautiful day.  We were picked up this morning by friends Sarah and Clive to take us to the Levant Tin & Copper Mine, further west along the N Cornish coast at Trewellard.  We had a brilliant guided tour of the various buildings still standing, with 3 excellent NT guides telling us what life was like for the miners.  The mine was worked for 110 years and stretched a mile out to sea at a depth of nearly 2,000ft.  We were able to see the steam-powered Cornish beam engine working too.

A cage to take 4 miners down into the depths of the mine.

The beam engine under steam.

A very enthusiastic guide and his beam engine.

The mine chimneys and remains of buildings on the cliff edge.

A little way along the coast, the Crowns engine houses at Botallack Mine.  We walked down to them

and took a photo of us with Sarah and Clive

and another looking back along the rugged coastline.

Another super day out, with our thanks to S & C.