The engine house at United Mines in Gwennap, one of Cornwall's richest mining areas. This engine house was built in 1904 to house a stamping engine. (Photo by Tony Giles.) See MIN 8.023
The Ale and Cakes section of United Mines. This is one of the few remaining 18th century engine houses - many were demolished for Royal Engineers' explosives training in the Second World Wear before preservation laws were passed for such buildings.…