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'''Tregurtha Downs''' is a hamlet, near [[Goldsithney]] in the parish of [[St Hilary, Cornwall|St Hilary]], [[Cornwall]], United Kingdom.<ref>Ordnance Survey get-a-map SW5363431169</ref> |
'''Tregurtha Downs''' is a hamlet, near [[Goldsithney]] in the parish of [[St Hilary, Cornwall|St Hilary]], [[Cornwall]], United Kingdom.<ref>Ordnance Survey get-a-map SW5363431169</ref> |
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The foundation stone for a new [[Cornish engine|engine house]] was laid on 24 August 1882.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tregurtha Downs Mine |work=The Cornishman |issue=216 |date=31 August 1882 |page=4}}</ref> |
The foundation stone for a new [[Cornish engine|engine house]] was laid on 24 August 1882.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tregurtha Downs Mine |work=The Cornishman |issue=216 |date=31 August 1882 |page=4}}</ref> The foundations and base of the {{convert|33|feet}} long, {{convert|24|feet}} wide and {{convert|90|feet}} high building was built of granite blocks from a [[Ludgvan]] quarry, with the rest of the structure built of stones from nearby Trevabyn quarries. {{Convert|50|feet}} from the engine house, a {{convert|90|feet}} high stack with walls {{convert|5|feet|6|inch}} thick at ground level, tapering to {{convert|1|foot|10|inch}} at the top, was built from the same stone, to give draught to four large boilers which supplies steam for the 80-inch pumping engine. The engine was made at [[Copperhouse]], by Sandys, Vivian and Co and previously worked in mines at Crenver and Abraham in the parish of [[Crowan]].<ref name=cman246>{{cite news |title=Starting an 80-Inch Engine at Owen Vean and Tregurtha Downs |work=The Cornishman |issue=246 |date=29 March 1883 |page=5}}</ref> It was christened ″St Aubyn″ after one of the directors, [[William Molesworth-St Aubyn]], [[Member of parliament|MP]] for [[Helston (UK Parliament constituency)|Helston]], when it was first fired on 27 March 1883.<ref name=cman246/> |
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A year later the mine was amalgamated with Owen Vean. On 18 April 1885 the mine was closed and put up for sale; forty to fifty men, unpaid for many weeks, were out of work causing hardship for their families.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Melancholy Sight in Penzance |url=http://www.penwithlocalhistorygroup.co.uk/on-this-day/?id=124 |website=Penance Local History Group |accessdate=26 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:10, 15 April 2019
Tregurtha Downs is a hamlet, near Goldsithney in the parish of St Hilary, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[1]
The foundation stone for a new engine house was laid on 24 August 1882.[2] The foundations and base of the 33 feet (10 m) long, 24 feet (7.3 m) wide and 90 feet (27 m) high building was built of granite blocks from a Ludgvan quarry, with the rest of the structure built of stones from nearby Trevabyn quarries. 50 feet (15 m) from the engine house, a 90 feet (27 m) high stack with walls 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) thick at ground level, tapering to 1 foot 10 inches (0.56 m) at the top, was built from the same stone, to give draught to four large boilers which supplies steam for the 80-inch pumping engine. The engine was made at Copperhouse, by Sandys, Vivian and Co and previously worked in mines at Crenver and Abraham in the parish of Crowan.[3] It was christened ″St Aubyn″ after one of the directors, William Molesworth-St Aubyn, MP for Helston, when it was first fired on 27 March 1883.[3]
A year later the mine was amalgamated with Owen Vean. On 18 April 1885 the mine was closed and put up for sale; forty to fifty men, unpaid for many weeks, were out of work causing hardship for their families.[4]
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey get-a-map SW5363431169
- ^ "Tregurtha Downs Mine". The Cornishman. No. 216. 31 August 1882. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Starting an 80-Inch Engine at Owen Vean and Tregurtha Downs". The Cornishman. No. 246. 29 March 1883. p. 5.
- ^ "A Melancholy Sight in Penzance". Penance Local History Group. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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