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
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