South Crofty Mine (Robinson's Section)

At Robinson’s Shaft of South Crofty Mine is an 80-inch cylinder pumping engine (1854, Copperhouse Foundry, Hayle), the last to work on a Cornish mine, only stopping in 1955.

South Crofty Mine, Robinson’s Section (Scheduled Monument, Listed Grade II*). The Robinson’s engine is in the care of the National Trust, and the surrounding site is owned by Kerrier District Council.

Robinson's Shaft. © English Heritage.
 
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