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The Russian stemaer, Aksai, was lost around White Island on November 2nd 1875. She was on passage from Cardiff to Odessa with coal. Fog blurred the outline of the Scillies, with Captain Boltine taking her along the north side of St Martins, only to…

The West of England Steam Engine Societys 28th Annual Rally featuring a 1937 Ruston Hornsby Type HR 35 hp stationary engine owned by Michael Edwards of Pendeen, Cornwall.

Rural View across water

Possibly area where Drift Dam now covers.

Rural scene From John with love

This image looks as if was taken somewhere in the Far East . A river runs through the middle of the image. On the far side can be seen a small boat. Notice that the trees grow up through the roofs of the buildings. On the left hand side a young man …

Rural Scene

MAY DAY PADSTOW

The Runnelstone Whistle Buoy ' St. Levan Bull' being winched at the quay in Penzance

Woman standing, looking at ruins of Wheal Sally.

Wheal Bellan Mine. Pipes fed water under building from leat higher up the Valley. High speed small water wheel called Pelton Wheel used to generate compressed air or electricity. Only base remained, as of 1996.

Wheal Bellan Mine. The building pictured is probably the "dry" where miners changed their clothes. Built in 1940 by the Ministry of Supply, it has since been demolished and is now a car park

Bellan Mine. Building where ore crushing took place and frame work for settling tables. Built by Ministry of Supply 1940.

Photograph of ruins at Persepolis, northwest of modern Shiraz, Iran. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Wheal Bellan Mine. The building pictured is probably the "dry" where miners changed their clothes. Built in 1940 by the Ministry of Supply, it has since been demolished and is now a car park. Duplicate of MIN 8.035

Bellan Mine. The Stamping Mill Porth Nanven. Most of the buildings relate to the periods of working 1912-19 and 1939-45.

The ruins of Levant Mine, showing Headgear engine house.