2023
SW7251 : Wheal Kitty - Sara's Shaft Engine House
taken 1 year ago, near to St Agnes, Cornwall, England
This is 1 of 11 images, with title starting with Wheal Kitty in this square
Wheal Kitty - Sara's Shaft Engine House
Though well preserved, two signs on this former engine house state that it is unsafe to enter due to damage caused by water incursion.
This is part of the Wheal Kitty mine, specifically the Sara's Shaft Engine House.
See also SW7251 : Wheal Kitty - West front of Sara's Shaft Engine House and shared description below:
This is part of the Wheal Kitty mine, specifically the Sara's Shaft Engine House.
See also SW7251 : Wheal Kitty - West front of Sara's Shaft Engine House and shared description below:
St Agnes Mining Heritage
The small town of St Agnes is surrounded on all sides by the remnants of tin and copper mining activity, mostly from the C19th and early C20th.
It falls within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
UNESCO Listing: Link
EH Listing: Link
Numerous sites within the area are separately EH Listed, such as:
Wheal Kitty (Sara's Shaft):Link
Chimney @ Wheel Kitty: Link
Wheal Friendly: Link
Turnavore Engine House: Link
Turnavore Mine Chimney: Link
Blue Hills Engine House: Link
Blue Hills Chimney & Boiler House: Link
Polberro Mine Chimney: Link
Gooninnis Mine Engine House: Link
Chimney of Gooninnis Mine Whim House: Link
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- Grid Square
- SW7251, 185 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rob Farrow (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 24 September, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SW 7244 5131 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:19.0618N 5:11.8748W - Camera Location
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- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)