Whim Engine House
Whim Engine House is a historic site in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. Whim Engine House is situated nearby to Heartlands, as well as near the theater building Totem Circle.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 northeast of Whim Engine House.
St Illogan’s Church
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Illogan’s Church is situated 1,800 feet north of Whim Engine House.
East Pool mine
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. East Pool mine is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Whim Engine House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pool and Tuckingmill.
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.
Tuckingmill
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuckingmill is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is in the civil parish of Camborne. Tucking Mill was the Cornish term for a fulling mill which was where homespun cloth was dipped, cleansed and dressed.
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!
Whim Engine House
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.22544° or 50° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.27155° or 5° 16′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2P6PGH+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 390468239OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
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