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Exploring Cornish Mines #2
Exploring Cornish Mines, Volume 2
Seven guided tours covering:
South & East Caradon
Wheal Busy, Killfreth, & Wheal Unity Wood
Carn Brea Mines & East Pool
Tincroft & Cook's Kitchen
The Grenvilles & Condurrows
Wheal Prosper & Wheal Trewavas
Ding Dong
South & East Caradon
Wheal Busy, Killfreth, & Wheal Unity Wood
Carn Brea Mines & East Pool
Tincroft & Cook's Kitchen
The Grenvilles & Condurrows
Wheal Prosper & Wheal Trewavas
Ding Dong
200 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 1995
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February 5, 2018
It is in the footnotes where the real gems of knowledge are hidden within this book. The Acton and Brown series of books are must have resources for anyone exploring the surface of Cornish Mines. The books combines recommended walks with historic backgrounds and technical explanations
It is those explanations that can be found in the footnotes; explanations provided by the leading expert on Cornish engines, Kenneth Brown.
Unfortunately, time has now passed since publication, and therefore, some of the descriptions of the remains and public access is becoming dated as buildings decay or are preserved. Despite of this I would highly recommend this book and its companion volumes to anyone wishing to discover more about Cornish Mines. Grab a copy when you see it!
If the series is ever republished I would love to see them reorganised into geographical volumes. Meanwhile, here is a list of the mine sites covered in Volume 2:
Mines covered in Volume 2
South and East CaradonWheal Busy, Killifreth & Wheal Unity WoodCarb Brea Mines & East PoolTincroft & Cook's KitchenThe Grenvilles.& CondurrowsWheal Prosper & Wheal TrewavasDing Dong
To discover more about South Caradon pop across to my Navsbooks blog.
https://navsbooks.wordpress.com/south...
It is those explanations that can be found in the footnotes; explanations provided by the leading expert on Cornish engines, Kenneth Brown.
Unfortunately, time has now passed since publication, and therefore, some of the descriptions of the remains and public access is becoming dated as buildings decay or are preserved. Despite of this I would highly recommend this book and its companion volumes to anyone wishing to discover more about Cornish Mines. Grab a copy when you see it!
If the series is ever republished I would love to see them reorganised into geographical volumes. Meanwhile, here is a list of the mine sites covered in Volume 2:
Mines covered in Volume 2
South and East CaradonWheal Busy, Killifreth & Wheal Unity WoodCarb Brea Mines & East PoolTincroft & Cook's KitchenThe Grenvilles.& CondurrowsWheal Prosper & Wheal TrewavasDing Dong
To discover more about South Caradon pop across to my Navsbooks blog.
https://navsbooks.wordpress.com/south...
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