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Impressive Cornish beam engines and industrial heritage discovery centre, at the very heart of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, sit these two great beam engines, originally powered by high-pressure steam boilers, invented by local hero Richard Trevithick.
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. Today the site has two preserved beam engines and is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. It is owned by the National Trust.
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Rocky hilltop with a view of the sea, a small castle, a large stone monument, and iron age stone circles
Ruins of the former Wheal Basset stamphouses and tin processing plant.
This machinery, set up in 1865, pulverised mining waste which still contained useful amounts of tin. The ore was refined and sent for smelting; it's nowadays made into jewellery.
A museum and visitor centre on the topic of Cornish tin mining history, with working displays of machinery. The site has a cafe and shop containing specialist books and gifts.