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Overshot water wheel. clay works

The remains of the waterwheel mountings on the north side of the cove. The cliff path to Land's End passes on the left of the picture.

THREE VIEWS

Water Wheel 25ft x 78ft Installed by Edward Bartle at Carn Brea, used to power one of the five china stone grinding mills at Treargus, St. Stephens-in-Brannel at the time of its instillation in 1896.

Water Wheel

Water Wheel

Men working on re-inforcement work at water treatment works. Date stamped. Annotated on reverse "Buildiners,(sic)buildings for gasworks 15 Sep 1966 21"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Brothers, Penzance'

Note bucket falling off scaffolding board - what happened next?

Water Tower, Rosudgeon, Near Penzance.

Water seller, Woman with jugs, collecting water at the Wells Fields fawcet , in the small lane at the side of Penlee Park, Penzance.

Water powered bone grinding stamps West Ruthern Farm

Identified as Newmill by Mrs Phoebe Procter

16th Century Mill House Site mentioned in Doomsday Book

Identified by Nuala Henderson researching Castle Horneck

Working water mill, flock of chickens in foreground, surrounded by farm buildings and trees

Showing the low water level at Drift Reservoir during a drought.