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East Pool - Cornwall
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Hello I am working at East Pool Mine in Cornwall, now a National Trust site, and I am trying to find out anything about the mine during WW2, which was kept open for tungsten. Your site has a fantastic collection of stories but I have not found one for Cornwall yet. Are there any? It seems none of this era of the mine's life was recorded and all we have to go on are the wages records which is a bit dry. If you have any suggestions that would be great.
East Pool Mine, Taylor's Shaft Engine House (Images from Wikipedia) East Pool mine (later known as East Pool and Agar mine), was a metalliferous mine in the Camborne and Redruth mining area, just east of the village of Pool in Cornwall, England. Worked from the early 18th century until 1945, first for copper and later tin, it was very profitable for much of its life. Today the site has two preserved beam engines and is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. (Information from Wikipedia)
A group of ‘Bevin Boys’ that worked here
Mr Wotten is the man with the helmet, 3rd from the left, front row. He worked here for 2 yrs around 1943. I think he has passed on now and we have no contact details for his family, but I understand that he may have come from the Plymouth area. I think there was a large mining tungsten co. there – is it possible that there may be some chance that this mine could have some info? Hemerdon Mine nr. Plympton. Lets see where this gets us? Cornwall, in the main, is sadly missing from the site but there are some references:- · Mike Swift - 2008, his Grand father, Henry Bailey, Was a Captain in the Mine Rescue Team |
