Wheal Uny, Redruth
Grade II listed, the derelict engine houses of Hind's Shaft are at Wheal Uny, Trewirgie Downs, Redruth. As viewed here from below Carn Brea, the one on the left housed the pumping engine, while the right hand one is the 'whim', or winding engine house. The mine was active from around 1800, though the engine houses date from 1880 (whim) & 1870 (pump). The mine closed in 1893.
Wheal Uny, Redruth
Grade II listed, the derelict engine houses of Hind's Shaft are at Wheal Uny, Trewirgie Downs, Redruth. As viewed here from below Carn Brea, the one on the left housed the pumping engine, while the right hand one is the 'whim', or winding engine house. The mine was active from around 1800, though the engine houses date from 1880 (whim) & 1870 (pump). The mine closed in 1893.