Mining

NOTES: The buildings of the Cotehele Consols' mine, which were largely late 19th century, included the engine house, a crushing plant and works from the remaining Danescombe mine nearby. They were acquired by the Landmark Trust and converted into holiday accommodation in 1973.

NOTES: The buildings of the Cotehele Consols' mine, which were largely late 19th century, included the engine house, a crushing plant and works from the remaining Danescombe mine nearby. They were acquired by the Landmark Trust and converted into holiday accommodation in 1973.

NOTES: The Zollverein coalmine industrial complex was one of the largest coalmines in the world. Established in the mid 19th century, it became a national monument in 1986 and since 2001 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable features include Shaft 12 and the boiler house, designed by Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer in 1927-1932 and considered architecturally spectacular at the time. It was converted into a museum in 2010 by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with HG Merz Architects responsible for the exhibition design.

NOTES: The Zollverein coalmine industrial complex was one of the largest coalmines in the world. Established in the mid 19th century, it became a national monument in 1986 and since 2001 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable features include Shaft 12 and the boiler house, designed by Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer in 1927-1932 and considered architecturally spectacular at the time. It was converted into a museum in 2010 by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with HG Merz Architects responsible for the exhibition design.

NOTES: The Zollverein coalmine industrial complex was one of the largest coalmines in the world. Established in the mid 19th century, it became a national monument in 1986 and since 2001 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable features include Shaft 12 and the boiler house, designed by Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer in 1927-1932 and considered architecturally spectacular at the time. It was converted into a museum in 2010 by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with HG Merz Architects responsible for the exhibition design.

NOTES: The Zollverein coalmine industrial complex was one of the largest coalmines in the world. Established in the mid 19th century, it became a national monument in 1986 and since 2001 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable features include Shaft 12 and the boiler house, designed by Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer in 1927-1932 and considered architecturally spectacular at the time. It was converted into a museum in 2010 by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with HG Merz Architects responsible for the exhibition design.

NOTES: The Zollverein coalmine industrial complex was one of the largest coalmines in the world. Established in the mid 19th century, it became a national monument in 1986 and since 2001 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable features include Shaft 12 and the boiler house, designed by Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer in 1927-1932 and considered architecturally spectacular at the time. It was converted into a museum in 2010 by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with HG Merz Architects responsible for the exhibition design.

NOTES: The Zollverein coalmine industrial complex was one of the largest coalmines in the world. Established in the mid 19th century, it became a national monument in 1986 and since 2001 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable features include Shaft 12 and the boiler house, designed by Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer in 1927-1932 and considered architecturally spectacular at the time. It was converted into a museum in 2010 by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with HG Merz Architects responsible for the exhibition design.

NOTES: This building was part of a highly-productive copper mine in operation from 1846 to 1931 when it closed because of low copper prices. It reopened in 1937 but closed finally in 1945. The image shows the original number 2 shaft rockhouse which stood over the mine shaft so that rock brought up from underground could be sorted, based on copper content, and crushed for transportation to a mill. It was a large enclosed structure to protect the works from the heavy winter snows of the region. The old number 2 shaft rockhouse was built circa 1895; a new one opened for shaft number 2 in 1908.