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Published: 2023-05-18 06:00:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1189; Favourites: 65; Downloads: 1
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These are probably the most recognisable ruins at Botallack mine.The Lower Engine house (Crowns Engine house) contained a steam engine that pumped water from the Crowns engine-shaft.
The Upper Crowns Engine house (aka Pearce's Winding Engine house) served as a winding engine house that transported skips up and down the length of the Boscawen diagonal shaft to a depth of around 1475ft/450m.
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