Twelveheads Cornwall 365
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Looking over Twelveheads
Place: »Twelveheads
Category: »Towns and Villages
About: Twelveheads as seen from Shears Engine house. At one time almost all of the people living in Twelvehead would have worked in the local mines. Just down the Bissoe valley is the exit portal to the Great County Adit.
Photograph Added: 7th November 2005
Twelveheads
Place: »Twelveheads
Category: »Towns and Villages
About: The small village of Twelveheads is steeped in mining history.
Photograph Added: 7th November 2005
Mount Wellington Mine
Place: »Twelveheads
Category: »Mining Heritage
About: Mount Wellington Mine looks completely different now that the headgear has been removed. The remaining buildings are the mill to the left and ore silo to the right. Unfortunately it now looks like the whole site will be levelled.
Photograph Added: 6th November 2005
Twelveheads Church
Place: »Twelveheads
Category: »Towns and Villages
About: Twelveheads Methodist Church. The tiny villages of Twelveheads is surrounded on all sides by the remains of the Cornish Mining industry.
Photograph Added: 6th November 2005
Lost Heritage
Place: »Twelveheads
Category: »Mining Heritage
About: This photograph was taken early last month before the headgear at Mount Wellington Mine was removed. The owner insisted that the reason was that of safety. It is unfortunate that the County Council was unable or unwilling to save it. The modern r......
Photograph Added: 3rd November 2005
Mount Wellington Mine
Place: »Twelveheads
Category: »Mining Heritage
About: Photograph taken shortly before the headgear at Mount Wellington Mine was controversially taken down.
Photograph Added: 2nd November 2005
About Twelveheads Cornwall.
Cornish stamps were devices used to crush ore into a more managed size so that the metal could be separated from the rock. Many Cornish Stamps had Twelve sets of heads, this is believed to be where the village got its unusual name.
Located at the end of Wheal Maid Valley and the start of the Bissoe Valley Twelveheads is steeped in mining history. All around the area the remains of the now dormant Cornish Mining Industry remain to be explored *.
A short walk from Twelveheads is Wheal Maid Valley. Part of the former Consolidated Mines. Consolidated Mines is said to have produced over six millions pounds worth of Copper and other minerals by the time it ceased production in 1870. This would be an almost unimaginable amount in current money.
* This area is said to have over one thousand mine shafts. While all those that have been found have been made safe, many have probably yet to be found. As such exploring the mines in this area can be dangerous. It is important to stick to designated footpaths.
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