Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine)
Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine) is a ruins in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine) is situated nearby to the ruins Daubuz Shaft Engine House (South Wheal Frances), as well as near South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Edward Mine and Church of St Andrew.
King Edward Mine
Museum
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine owned by Cornwall Council. At the end of the 19th century, students at the Camborne School of Mines spent much of their time doing practical mining and tin dressing work in the local tin mines. King Edward Mine is situated 2,900 feet west of Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine).
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1 mile southeast of Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine).
Redruth transmitting station
Photo: Tinminer, Public domain.
There are three Redruth transmitting stations:… Redruth transmitting station is situated 1¼ miles east of Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piece and Bolenowe.
Bolenowe
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolenowe is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one-and-a-half miles southeast of Camborne. It consists of cottages that are spread apart by large gardens, the only amenities are a post box and a red phone box that has now been decommissioned.
Brea
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brea is a village in Cornwall, England, UK, between the towns of Camborne and Redruth. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea and consists of Brea, Lower Brea, and Higher Brea.
Smith’s Shaft Winding Engine House (West Frances Mine)
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.20613° or 50° 12′ 22″ northLongitude
-5.26376° or 5° 15′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2P6P4P+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 390128685OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Daubuz Shaft Engine House (South Wheal Frances) and Grenville United North Mine.
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