Cornwall - Engine houses / Mine Buildings
Wheal Edward (S12)
The beam engine house of Wheal Edward stamps. It drove 32 heads of Cornish stamps in the 1880s.
The mine is still known for its rare uranium minerals.
Atomic research in the 1950s drew further attention to Wheal Edward when some
uranium ore - pitchblende - was recovered
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Location - North of St Just in section - 12
Ref: 3796
Date: 08/08/2016
Location: SW 3622.3283