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Blue Hills Tin Mine
Hob Uid: 428395
Location : Cornwall St. Agnes
Grid Ref : SW7283251602
Summary : A tin mine and associated dressing floor. The mine was an amalgation of a number of mines which were operational until 1780. The mine re-opened in 1810 and closed in 1897. At its closure the mine employed 100 men. Surviving features assoaciated with the mine include an engine house constructed in 1813, and a small set of water-powered Cornish stamps. Six of the original twelve survive, together with the cam barrel and waterwheel axle.
More information : (SW 728516) Bluehills Mine (Tin) (NAT) (1) Bluehills Mine was active during the 18th century, in association with the Goonlaze mines, (see SW 75 SW 27) but was abandoned due to flooding in 1784. Bluehills, an amalgam of several mines, was working again in 1813 with a 58-inch cylinder pumping engine installed, but was finally closed in 1896. The engine house is now a prominent feature in the mine-scarred valley (Engine House named at SW 72835172 on OS 6" 1888). (2-4) There is a small set of water-powered Cornish stamps at SW72885151. Six of the original twelve survive, with a cam barrel and the waterwheel axle. (5) The Blue Hills Tin Mine was an amalgation of a number of mines which were operational until 1780. The mine re-opened in 1810 and closed in 1897. At its closure the mine employed 100 men. (6-7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1888
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Source details : Industrial Monuments Survey (Provisional Scheduled List) Cornwall, October 1971
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Source details : Cranstone D. and Hedley I. June 1995, The Tin Industry Step 3 Site Assessments: Cornwall 72a, 72b
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Active until 1780
Monument End Date : 1780
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Monument Type : Tin Mine, Mine Shaft
Evidence : Earthwork, Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Re-opened between 1810 -1897
Monument End Date : 1897
Monument Start Date : 1810
Monument Type : Tin Mine, Mine Shaft, Watermill, Stamping Mill, Stamps, Water Wheel, Dressing Floor, Wheel Pit
Evidence : Subterranean Feature, Earthwork, Ruined Building, Structure

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1813
Monument End Date : 1813
Monument Start Date : 1813
Monument Type : Beam Engine House
Evidence : Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cornwall)
External Cross Reference Number : 41389
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cornwall)
External Cross Reference Number : 41400
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 63853
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 63854
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 63856
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SW 75 SW 26
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