Wheal Wentworth
From Graces Guide
The northern section of the Carnon Valley is called the Poldice Valley. Poldice along with North Downs, Wheal Busy and the Unity Wood Mines were the great copper producers.
The introduction of the Newcomen engine in the early 1700's brought more copper mines, and there was a mine at Cusveth (Cusvey) in 1734. By the end of the 18th Century, there were at least 9 mines working here, they included:
- East Wheal Virgin,
- West Wheal Virgin,
- Wheal Girl,
- Wheal Maid,
- Wheal Fortune,
- Wheal Cusvey,
- Wheal Lovelace,
- Wheal Deebles and
- Wheal Wentworth.
In about 1780 these were amalgamated to form Great Consolidated Mines.
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Sources of Information
- [1] Cornwall Calling