Postcards from Cornwall (3)
Engine House, near Tintagel.
One of the lesser known engine houses in Cornwall, this example was completed in 1872. It housed a beam engine that both pumped water from the quarry but also hauled trucks from Bowthick slate quarry across the valley. The quarry closed down around 1913 and the engine house became derelict, minus beam engine. On Duchy of Cornwall land, they were not interested in restoring the building although eventually they granted permission for the Prince of Wales Engine House Society to do so. The Engine House is now a listed building though there appears to be little or no ongoing maintenance taking place.
Postcards from Cornwall (3)
Engine House, near Tintagel.
One of the lesser known engine houses in Cornwall, this example was completed in 1872. It housed a beam engine that both pumped water from the quarry but also hauled trucks from Bowthick slate quarry across the valley. The quarry closed down around 1913 and the engine house became derelict, minus beam engine. On Duchy of Cornwall land, they were not interested in restoring the building although eventually they granted permission for the Prince of Wales Engine House Society to do so. The Engine House is now a listed building though there appears to be little or no ongoing maintenance taking place.