Engine houses, Crown Mines at Botallack, Cornwall.

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The Crown Mines tin mine engine houses were built in 1815 to pump water and allow mining under the sea bed. Tunnels were cut over a mile out under the Atlantic Ocean to a rich lode of copper.

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Size: 5125px × 3336px
Location: Botallack, Cornwall
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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