East Pool mine
East Pool mine, was a metalliferous mine in the Camborne and Redruth mining area, just east of the village of Pool in Cornwall. Worked from the early 18th century until 1945, first for copper and later tin, it was very profitable for much of its life.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: May—October Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: copper, arsenic, tungsten and tin mine in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “East Pool and Agar”, “East Pool and Agar Limited”, “East Pool Mine”, and “EPAL”
- Address: Pool, TR15 3NP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pool Methodist Church and St Illogan’s Church.
Pool Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pool Methodist Church is situated 1,500 feet southwest of East Pool mine.
St Illogan’s Church
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Illogan’s Church is situated 2,700 feet west of East Pool mine.
Pool Academy
School
Photo: Philjonescornwall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pool Academy is a mixed secondary school with academy status, located in Pool in the English county of Cornwall. Pool Academy is situated 2,200 feet west of East Pool mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Illogan Highway and Pool.
Illogan Highway
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Illogan Highway is a village on the A30 main road west of Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea. Thomas Merritt, who composed several Christmas carols, including "Hark the Glad Sound!
Pool
Village
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pool is a village in Carn Brea civil parish in west Cornwall, England. It is bypassed by the A30, on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.
Broad Lane
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broad Lane is a hamlet in the civil parish of Carn Brea near Illogan in Cornwall, England, UK. The current Methodist chapel of Broad Lane was built in 1887.
East Pool mine
- Categories: copper mine, business, mining museum, tin mine, arsenic mine, tungsten mine, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.23102° or 50° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
-5.2621° or 5° 15′ 44″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2P6PJQ+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3936165897OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5329181
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“East Pool mine” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “East Pool and Agar Limited”
- Dutch: “East Pool mine”
- Dutch: “East Pool Mine”
- Dutch: “EPAL”
- French: “East Pool and Agar Limited”
- French: “East Pool mine”
- French: “East Pool Mine”
- French: “EPAL”
- German: “East Pool and Agar Limited”
- German: “East Pool and Agar”
- German: “East Pool mine”
- German: “East Pool Mine”
- German: “EPAL”
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