Prince Of Wales Engine House At Phoenix United Mine Bodmin Moor is a photograph by Richard Brookes which was uploaded on March 24th, 2017.
Prince Of Wales Engine House At Phoenix United Mine Bodmin Moor
The enigmatic ruined Prince of Wales engine house stands amongst the abandoned and derelict buildings of the Phoenix United copper and tin mine near... more
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Prince Of Wales Engine House At Phoenix United Mine Bodmin Moor
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Richard Brookes
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The enigmatic ruined Prince of Wales engine house stands amongst the abandoned and derelict buildings of the Phoenix United copper and tin mine near the village of Minions, Bodmin Moor in Cornwall not far from Liskeard. Similar to those mines in the Poldark novels. First mined here from 1836, possibly earlier, it employed up to 600 workers until its closure in 1914. Ore was transported using the now dismantled Liskeard and Caradon railway. The area is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) as the heavy metals contained in the spoil from the mine has attracted rare species of moss and lichen. Apparently it is one of only two sites in the world where Cornish path moss (Ditrichum cornubicum) grows.
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March 24th, 2017
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