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55 Framed Prints
Wheal Agar Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. January 1895A team of miners drilling underground at 320 fathom. Photographer: Believed to be John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900Group of miners in the 70 level, including the photographers wife and son. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893. Group of Cornish miners at rest at the 310 levelCornish miners at Croust time, at the 310 level. Miners enjoying their croust, having performed the first part of the days labour
Tolvaddon Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900Tuckingmill valley, around 1900, with Dolcoath dressing floors; Cooks Kitchen in foreground, North Roskear engine house on sky line on the left
Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sMiners and bal maidens posed in front of surface buildings. Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Unknown
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1895General surface view with telepherage line carrying hoppers. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Probably 1893Croust time (a Cornish term for a mid-morning refreshment break). The men are eating pasties and taking refreshment from two barrels. The photographers wife is seated fourth from the left
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1892Croust time ; croust is a Cornish term for lunch. The image includes the photographers son, front row, second from left, with nine miners. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sA group of miners sinking a winze or connection between two levels at the 394 fathom level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sMining trolley between lodes. A horse/heave of ground between tin and copper lodes. One miner loading trolley and another miner with wheelbarrow. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1892The tram road at the 70 fathoms level where the lode has been extensively mined. The hanging wall is fairly secure but three large props of Norway pine support part of the roof
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sThree miners working above 406 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Two miners working above the bridge at the 170 fathom level. A third miner pushes a tub of ore/rock along the tramway across the bridge. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sOld underground workings. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Working at 180 level. The photograph was taken by John Charles Burrow on the same occasion as a similar view published in Mongst Mines and Miners (1893)
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Boring an upper. Before the introduction of compressed air drills, all drilling had to be done by hand. Holes were needed in all directions and boring an upper, as seen in this image
East Pool Mine, Illogan Cornwall. 1900-1909Surface view of East Pool mine works, from East Pool stamps. Photographer: John Charles Burrow or Herbert Hughes
East Pool Mine Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Clearing out ore from landing brace at surface. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sMiners posed seated underground. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Under-hand stoping at the 170 level. The miner on the left is using a pick while to his right two pares are boring holes for blasting
Driving an end at East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Driving an end with a box drill mounted in a stretcher. Copy photographer: Charles Woolf
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900sChappels (engine) shaft at the 406 level. This shows a typical Cornish kibble, with curved sides to prevent snagging, which has been hoisted from below by an air winch
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sTwo miners, drilling underground. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sThree young miners, tramming at the 406 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sFour miners drilling an upper at the 355 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sSolitary miner at 234 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sMiners working at a hanging wall at the 394 fathom level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Tram Road Bridge at the 170 fathom level, 1893. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Three miners drilling an end at East Pool mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Cornish miners working at the 180 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1912Mine Shift Bosses, William Kemp and Albert Opie (left). Kemp and Opie were awarded Edward Medal awards for their bravery during the mining incident recounted here
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Miner operating winch controlled by compressed air. Photographer John Charles Burrow
Tolvaddon Mine, Illogan Cornwall. Around 1900Two stacks, the front stack is a steamer stack and the rear stack is an arsenic calciner of East Pool and Agar. There is smoke pouring through the cracked brick work at the top of the front stack
Wheal Agar Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. January 1895Three miners drilling underground at 320 fathom level. Photographer: Believed to be John Charles Burrow
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sTwo miners, skip jumping at the 190 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sMiners working on a rise of ground, 394 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1900Overhand stoping in the 274 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900Valve gear in Highburrow East Shaft, Carn Brea Mine. The 90" engine was erected in 1892-93. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900Stoping the lode in the 285 level, pare of 10 miners. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Wheal Agar Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. January 1895Three miners drilling underground at 320 fathom level. Photographer: Probably John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Stoping at the 70 level. The lack of timber supports shows that the rock is firm and the roof strong. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sThree miners, overhand stoping at 355 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Underground timbering and miners at the 406 level, Photographer: John Charles Burrow
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sMiners working on an incline at the 394 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893The hanging wall (top left) of the lode above the 406 fathoms level. The wall was very weak and had to be supported by a forest of timbers
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893A bridge has been constructed at the 170 fathoms level to carry the tram road over a place where the lode has been stoped away
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1892The tram road at the 70 fathoms level. Mrs Burrow, the photographers wife, is to be seen standing at the right of the picture. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1912Surface view of the shaft, scene of the rescue by Kemp and Opie. Mine Shift Bosses, William Kemp and Albert Opie were awarded Edward Medal awards for their bravery during the mining incident
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sThree miners, overhand stoping in the 355 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sThe shaft being sunk below the 406 to the 420 fathoms level. The flexible hose carried compressed air to a Holmans rock drill seen fixed to a stretcher bar
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800sHanging wall at 394 fathom level, showing stulls or supporting timbers. New Cooks Kitchen was acquired by the neighbouring South Crofty mine in 1893. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
