Remains of Wheal Jenkin Mine Bodmin Moor Cornwall
Remains of Wheal Jenkin Mine Bodmin Moor Cornwall
Some of the ruins of the Wheal Jenkin near Minions on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. Cornwall was home to one of Europe's largest mining industries (especially tin) in the 19th century and the remains of many mine workings can stil be seen dotted acoss the countryside. The Wheal Jenkin Mine was working by 1824 and shut in 1890.
James Brunker
Image size: 5379 x 3586, 17.03Mb | Camera details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Date uploaded: 10/08/2020
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