East Pool Winding Engine House

MIN 8.026.tif

Title

East Pool Winding Engine House

Subject

Engine House
Anno

Description

Pictured is the south side of the East Pool winding machine. Adjoining the A30 trunk road from London to Land's End, this engine, still a prominent local landmark, is under the care of the National Trust and Trevithick Society and open to visitors at certain times of the year.

The last of its kind to be built by Holman Brothers of Camborne in 1887, it has a cylinder diameter of 30-inches with a 9-foot stroke, and operates at 17 revolutions per minute, transporting men and materials from a depth of 1,490 feet.

East Pool Mine, National Trust

Trevithick Society

Publisher

Morrab Library

Date

1980

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

Print

Identifier

MIN 8.026

Coverage

Pool

Original Format

photo

Building Name

East Pool Mine

Period Costume

N

Individual Names

National Trust Trevithick Society

Geolocation