Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1893
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The Man Engine at 234 fathoms level below adit, in 1893. The man engine went down to the 314 fathom level. Miners can be seen standing on the steps of the engine rod while others stand on solars or platforms fixed in the shaft at intervals of 12 feet. The man engine made 5 strokes a minute, thus enabling men to ride up or down 60 feet a minute. Ordinary ladders were fixed alongside the man engine or against the footwall of the lode. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Copyright © From the collection of the RIC
Media ID 12083204
Date: 9th April 2016
County: Cornwall
Location Name: SW662405
: TRURI : MIdol.1b
Image Size: 6168 x 8528 Pixels
Filesize is 20.72MB (Original 54.18MB)
Associated Categories: Camborne
Keywords: cornish, industry, miners, mining, victorian