As promised, some Cornish recipes and I start with a classic. Cornish pasties are a simple combination of chopped (not minced) beef, potatoes, turnips and onions. It’s seasoned well – especially with black pepper and baked in shortcrust pastry. You can moisten it with a bit beef stock and season it further with some thyme…
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Here we look at 11 historic images from the Historic England Archive.
After parking our car at Chapel Porth we headed along the cliff top coastal path to see the Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House - as shown above. The sea was quite lively. At this time of year (March) there are no lifeguards in attendance - but there is an emergency phone to the Coastguard Service. The coastal path climbs the cliffs and there are lovely views over the sea. Markers show the path to follow along the cliffs. The path climbs gradually ... ... until the Engine House is in view. Of course it's possible to walk for miles along the path which can be seen in the photo. Once upon a time Cornwall exported tin and copper worldwide, but the industry is no more. The engine house was once part of the Wheal Coates Copper and Tin Mine. It was built in 1872 and was used to pump water from the 600 feet deep Towanroath Shaft. It's hard to imagine that this would have once been a hive of activity with tin and other minerals being exported all around the world. Nowadays mother nature has taken over ... but it's a lovely walk along the cliffs on the coastal path. The building is Grade II listed so, hopefully will remain in good condition for many years to come. It is now looked after by the National Trust. Buildings, listed as Grade II (two), indicates that the buildings are “of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them.”
These make lovely photo subjects, but I did nearly fall over a cliff taking them.
A rainbow appearing over the mill mid-way through our renovation.
Comforting.
Drawing the typical structure of a Cornish tin mine, South Crofty brochure.
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Wheal Coates is one of the most famous tin mines in Cornwall. In Cornish, "wheal" means mine, and the North Cornish coast has many remains of old tin mines. At Wheal Coates, in between St Agnes and Chapel Porth, there are substantial remains including the Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House, which was built in 1872 and helped to drain the adjacent mining shaft which was some 600 feet deep, well below sea level. The mine workings had probably been in use for several hundred years, long before the Victorians introduced their steam engines. The surrounding land belongs to the National Trust.
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Towanroath Engine House The building above would have housed a steam driven cornish beam engine, here at the Wheal Coates tin mine on the north Cornwall coast St. Agnes, Cornwall. [?]
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Following on from an older list, here are ten more of the most important archaeological discoveries.
A circular countryside walk past the nature reserve at Ventongimps and the engine house of West Chyverton mine, with refreshment opportunities at both Callestick Farm, where you can see the ice cream being made, and Healey's Cyder Farm who offer tours and tasting.
A circular walk along the coast between the golden sandy beaches of Chapel Porth and Trevaunance Cove at St Agnes via the iconic engine houses of Wheal Coates, perched above the breakers.
Photographs of Wheal Coates Tin Mine, St. Agnes in Cornwall as well as useful information about the mine buildings and visiting the Cornish coast.
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