South Crofty Future...another impression

Here is a second picture from the South Crofty Presentation at Liskeard. It shows the new mine buildings from the air.

 

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South Crofty-the future

“Is there still mining in Cornwall?

Yes there is! And the people who know were in Liskeard....” Margot Saher

WOW.....What fascinating night the South Crofty Presentation at Liskeard Trevithick Society was. Chris Davies Kevin Williams, Keith Russ and Sue Bradbury of Western United Mines gave us an amazing insight to work being carried out to bring tin mining back to Cornwall. Highlights of the question and Answer session will be published in the Trevithick Society newsletter, but meanwhile here is a great picture from the presentation.

 An impression of the planned future of Cornish Mining, the new mill at Tuckingmill.

 Interestingly-

·        There are no new headframes as all the ore will come up an incline into the mill building.
·        There are no waste tips as all the deads will be converted to aggregate.
·        There will be no tailing dams as the mill waste will be backfilled underground

The Iconic South Crofty headframe will remain unused as a landmark.

 

See the Trevithick Society newsletter for more.......jm

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Trevithick Society East Cornwall Branch Programme December 2012

Here is the latest programme update from the East Cornwall Branch-
2013

Tuesday 15th January:7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall

 'Quarry Memories: an oral history of granite and limestone quarries in Cornwall and Devon.'-

An illustrated talk by Dr Kayleigh Milden Project Officer of Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust.

 

Tuesday 19^th February: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall

 ‘Lead Mining an overview’

An illustrated talk by Colin Short of the Trevithick Society.

 

Tuesday 19^th  March:  7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall

Underground Devon and Cornwall.

 An illustrated talk by Dave Warne, Chairman of the Plymouth Caving group.

 

Saturday 20^th April -1:30pm Calstock Station Car park

A walk above and along the river bank at Calstock- a Victorian Inland port

A walk around the Danescombe Valley and Calstock by Steve Docksey, experienced guide and local historian. Stout footwear recommended.

 

10-12^th  May AGM Weekend-St. Agnes Area.

 A weekend of talks and walks.

The Society dinner will be 7:30PM at the St. Agnes Hotel.

 

June-Date to be confirmed-Moorswater, Liskeard

The Industrial History of Moorswater.

A walk by  Iain Rowe of the Caradon Hill Area Heritage project. Stout footwear recommended.

 

Tuesday July 9^th  -7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall

William West-The last great Cornish engineer?

An illustrated talk by John and Cheryl Manley. This talk will be followed by a walk on Caradon moor illustrating some of West’s work. (date to be arranged)

 

September: (date to be confirmed) 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall

Robey Steam Engines and the Robey Trust.

 A talk by David Davis of the Robey Trust.

 

Tuesday 8^th October: Liskeard Public Hall

20^th Century Mining in East Cornwall and Devon

 by Owen Baker of the Trevithick Society.

 

November- Date to be confirmed

Three dimensional mine models of Cornwall

 by Dr. Keith Russ- Of South Crofty Mine

 

 

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South Crofty presentation 4th December

South Crofty Mine

The present and future of Cornish Mining

 

A presentation by South Crofty on Tuesday 4th December 7:30PM

A chance to discover about the re-birth of Cornish Mining.
At Liskeard public hall (West street)- in the Long Room

£2 on the door to non-members

Refreshments this month will include mince pies!

China Clay- 13th November

Cornish China clay, past and present. 

A presentation by Imerys Minerals about the company’s history and its operations today.

 Presenter Ivor Bowditch.

Tuesday 13^th November: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-(West Street)
£2 for non members, donations towards the Imerys charity welcome
 

Holman's Test Mine visit-Date to be announced

The underground visit to Holman's test mine has been postponed until December/January- The new date will be notified as soon as it is known.

Robey Trust Visit-October 2012

Trevithick Society members enjoyed an excellent visit to the Robey Trust at Tavistock last Saturday. Lots of live steam, engines in action and a memorable tour around the the town behind a traction engine. Many thanks to the Trust for their hospitality.

To find out more about Robey engines and the Trust

• For those wanting to learn more about the Robey trust then visit their website.
• There is some excellent information about Robey engines on line in the Grace's guide
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The Society's Robey Trust Live steam event is this weekend at Tavistock,
Meet at the Robey Trust 11am , Sat 27th October, will include stationary engines in operation as well as traction engines in live steam....should be good. Donations will be welcome by the Trust towards the cost of coal for the day. Look forward to seeing you there.

 

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Village People

The East Cornwall Branch will have a display of some of  Derek Parson's map collection at this year's Heritage exhibitions at Liskeard....see below for information about the events. 

Village People

Stuart House, The Liskerrett Centre, Liskeard & District Museum

26th June – 6th July 2012

An exhibition by the village and parish historians who live or
work within the Caradon Hill area about their own
settlements.

There will be exhibits about the past lives, industries and
associated structures of those who lived in and around
Darite, St. Cleer, Linkinhorne, Moorswater, North Hill, Pensilva
and St. Neot

There will also be an exhibition by those who live and work in
the area now about how they interpret these locations
today.

Survey Training Update-a great opportunity

Good news...! Thanks to Support from the Caradon Hill area Heritage project  we have Kim Moreton  an Associate Teaching Fellow at University of Exeter  running the survey workshop on the 12th of June at Liskeard public hall.

Kim is a chartered surveyor who is working for the school of Mines training underground surveyors. So this is an excellent chance for beginners and experts alike to learn about how to survey industrial remains, above and below ground. And have a play with the kit :-)

At the workshop Kim will also be arranging a possible underground training session at the Holman's test mine, a brilliant opportunity. For the none undergrounders then there will be a chance to arrange a Wheal Victoria session ( using our kit). Something for everyone who wants to get involved in active industrial archaeology

East Cornwall Branch Programme April 2012

Here's the lastest update, Now into the new year.

Tuesday 17th April: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- The Oblivion of Trevithick- Why are Trevithick’s achievements not fully recognised by history? An illustrated talk by Phil Hosken, author of “The Oblivion of Trevithick”.

11-13^th May: AGM Weekend-St Just Area.

Includes field trips to Cot Valley, Bottallack, Kenidjack Valley, St Just Methodist Chapel and Rosevale Mine. The Annual dinner will be at the Commercial Hotel St. Just.

Tuesday 12th June: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- Field Survey training by Andy Robinson of CHAHP. A follow on survey exercise may be arranged at the meeting.

Tuesday 17^th July: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-Geology of the South West.-How Cornwall’s mineral wealth was formed. An illustrated talk by the geologist. Calum Beeson.

Tuesday 28^th August: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-Devon Great Consols: A talk about this massively rich copper mine by Rick Stewart. A perfect introduction to the walk on the 2^nd.

Sunday 2^nd September- Exploring the western mines of Devon Great Consols, a walk by Rick Stewart. Meet 1100 at the Wheal Anna Maria Chimney. The walk will be about 3- 4 hours long and include Wheal Maria and Wheal Fanny with an optional extension to look at pre 19^th Century tin workings at Blanchdown and Frementor.

Saturday 13^th October: Visit to the Robey Trust at Tavistock.-Meet 1100 at the Robey Trust, Parade Business Park, Pixon Lane Tavistock, PL19 9RQ. This will be a live steam day for Trevithick Society members, donations will be welcome by the trust towards fuel costs.

Tuesday 13^th November: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- Cornish China clay, past and present. A presentation by Imerys Minerals about the company’s history and its operations today.

Tuesday 4th December: 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall (main hall)South Crofty -

The present and future of Cornish mining. A presentation by South Crofty. An chance to learn more about this exciting project to bring life back to Cornish mining.

Tuesday 15th January 2013 :7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall 'Quarry Memories: an oral history of granite and limestone quarries in Cornwall and Devon.'- an illustrated talk by Dr Kayleigh Milden Project Officer of  Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust.

South Crofty are coming!

Good News,
South Crofty have confimed they are coming to Liskeard on the 4th December to give us a presentation on their operations and plans for the future.

We have booked the large public hall so there will be plenty of spaces, room for pre Christmas stalls etc.

So please spread the word to anyone that could be intrested. Normall time, 7:30pm start.
Should be facinating! I'll update the programme once the Jan and Feb events have been confirmed.
JM

21st Feb Talk Change

Sorry about thus, but unfortunatly Dr Kayleigh Milden will be unable to attend tommorow's Quarry talk due to illness.

So instead, we will be running and Industrial history film night.

East Cornwall Branch Programme 2012

The Trevithick Society East Cornwall branch programme up to next winter.

There are still a few extra bits to add, Wheal Victoria visits, and the Heritage week event etc .so watch this blog for updates on those. The November and December events bubbling away on the end of phone calls and emails, so expect some news on them soon.  I have highlighted the new events....enjoy the year.

Tuesday 31^st January 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- Forder Mill and Tramway-Industrial Activity in the Forder Valley in Saltash-An illustrated talk by  John Parsons , Chairman of Saltash Heritage
 

Tuesday  21st February  7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-

'Quarry Memories: an oral history of granite and limestone quarries in Cornwall and Devon.'- an illustrated talk by Dr Kayleigh Milden Project Officer of
Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust.

Sunday March 18: Visit to West Mary Ann Mine at Menheniot. A rare chance to go underground in a local mine. Meet at 1015 at the Liskeard Tavern car park-members only.

Saturday 14^th of April: Visit to the Robey Trust at Tavistock. Meet 1100 at the Robey Trust, Parade Business Park, Pixon Lane Tavistock, PL19 9RQ. This will be a live steam day for Trevithick Society members, donations will be welcome by the trust towards fuel costs.

Saturday 28^th April-Trevithick Day at Camborne.

Sunday 29^th April-King Edward Mine Open day

11-13^th May: AGM Weekend-St Just Area.

Includes field trips to Cot Valley, Bottallack, Kenidjack Valley, St Just Methodist Chapel and Rosevale Mine. The Annual dinner will be at the Commercial Hotel St. Just.

Tuesday 12th June 7:30PM  Liskeard Public Hall: Field Survey training by Andy Robinson of CHAHP.

A possible follow on survey exercise may be arranged at the meeting.

July 17th 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-Geology of the South West. How Cornwall’s  mineral wealth was formed. An illustrated  talk by the geologists. Calum Beeson.

Sunday 2^nd September: Exploring the western mines of Devon Great Consols, a walk  by Rick Stewart. Meet 1100 at the Wheal Maria  Chimney. The walk will be about 3- 4 hours long and include Wheal Maria and Wheal Fanny with an optional extension to look at pre 19^th Century tin workings at Blanchdown and Frementor.

Tuesday 16th October: The Oblivion of Trevithick- 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-Why are Trevithick’s achievements not fully recognised by history? An illustrated talk by Phil Hosken, author of “The Oblivion of Trevithick”

The Society's main website has hiccups..gremlins,,,kremlins

Just been informed the Trevithick Society's main website has some server issues and is being rebuilt...watch this space for news of its imminent re launch in a new form....

Talk invite 31st January 2012-Industrial Activity in the Forder Valley-Saltash

An invite to next Tuesday's talk

Industrial Activity in the Forder Valley-Saltash.

An illustrated talk by John Parsons the chairman of Saltash Heritage

Tuesday 31st January 7:30PM
Liskeard Public Hall

Open to non members (£2)