The late 1860s were very hard times in Cornwall with Cornish mines struggling to compete on the international market. James like many miners looked for opportunities elsewhere, and by 1871 Annie was managing the family on her own in St Just. It is not clear where James went at first but b...
Ruins of Cornish Tin Mines at Botallack ID:149838980 收藏 加入清单 下载 版权Dick Kenny TIFF大小 36.1MB 格式JPG 编辑图片 以图搜图 大图:2986×4223像素·25.28cm ×35.75cm·300dpi·JPG 中图:707×1000像素·24.94cm ×35.28cm·72dpi·JPG 小图:354×500像素·12.49cm ×17.64cm·72dpi·JPG...
This led to Cornwall being one of the world’s largest suppliers of tin world wide for more than 100 years. Mining began a decline by the middle of the 20th century and virtually stopped in the 1980s, although there are still attempts to revive some mines as the price of tin and ...
- an area now most famous for its beaches and surfing but also home to fishing fleets and once an important mining area. "two hundred years ago cornwall's tin and copper mines were at the heart of the uk's industrial revolution and this summer cornwall will again be the nucle...
The history of this headland is a story of geological peculiarities, witches, lost mines, mermaids and giants. A wild coast of greenstone and zawns The north coast of the Penwith is not gentle. And it is rarely still. It is, however, stunningly beautiful. ...