Tramlines under the tarmac or road as palimpsest. Exposed by gas main work on Exmouth road #Plymouth
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Tony Inspace
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Despite very strong local feeling, the bodies were never recovered. The 36 inch pumping engine installed here could never clear the mine of water since it was now connected to older flooded workings. A 60 inch engine was needed which would have cost £4000, more than the owners were prepared to pay. A short burial service was held here and Wheal Owles was closed, never to work again.
A disaster fund was started for the men's dependants and is reported to have reached a total of £3293. 2/2
A disaster fund was started for the men's dependants and is reported to have reached a total of £3293. 2/2
The Cargodna pumping house, West Wheal Owles mine on the clifftop near Botallack, Cornwall
The site of one of the worst mining disasters in Cornish History. On the 10th of January 1893 a large section of rock separating this mine from old flooded workings collapsed and flooded the mine in the space of 20 minutes up to the 30 fathom level (sea level). Half of the shift were drowned, 19 men and one boy.
#MiningDisaster #WhealOwles #StJust #Cornwall #EngineHouse
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The site of one of the worst mining disasters in Cornish History. On the 10th of January 1893 a large section of rock separating this mine from old flooded workings collapsed and flooded the mine in the space of 20 minutes up to the 30 fathom level (sea level). Half of the shift were drowned, 19 men and one boy.
#MiningDisaster #WhealOwles #StJust #Cornwall #EngineHouse
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