Levant Mine and Beam Engine
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Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's only Cornish beam engine still operated by steam on its original site. There is also a visitor centre, a short underground tour, and the South West Coast Path leads to Botallack Mine, via a cliff-top footpath.[1]
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Levant Mine and Beam Engine | |
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Type | industrial heritage, mine |
Location | Trewellard, Cornwall |
Coordinates | 50°09′08″N 5°41′08″W |
Owner | National Trust |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
Designated | 2006 (30th session) |
Part of | Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape |
Reference no. | 1215 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 1979 |
Reference no. | 1143268 |
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In 1919 the engine used to transport men between the different levels of the mine failed, leading to the deaths of thirty-one men. Since 2006, the area has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.