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Sheaves on the Winstanley shaft at Chatterley Whitfield Colliery through the remains of the dirt tip conveyor system.

Prince & Palmerston approaching Rhyd Ddu on the Welsh Highland Railway.

The most recent mining history at Wheal Betsy dates from 1806 with this enginehouse being erected for the Cornish pumping engine in 1868. The engine didn't work here for long as the mine closed in 1877. The mine worked lead, silver and copper.

Crushed coal falls onto the stockpile at the Lafarge cement works at Hope. The kilns here use a mix of fuels including coal and petroleum coke.