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Pendeen Collection

Background imagePendeen Collection: Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
Miner at work with a drill underground (below the sea) in Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, which was just about to cease operation. Date: circa 1986

Background imagePendeen Collection: Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, silhouetted against the sky. Work underground was stopped in April 1986. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePendeen Collection: Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - Sunset

Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - Sunset
Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - Dramatic Sunset light. Date: 1980s

Background imagePendeen Collection: Abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England

Abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England
The abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England. The mine is now renovated, owned by The National Trust and turned into a museum

Background imagePendeen Collection: Former tin miner in the abandoned Levant tin mine

Former tin miner in the abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England. He leans on some of the derelict machinery

Background imagePendeen Collection: Miners at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

Miners at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall -- leaving at the end of the last shift, before the mine was closed. Date: circa 1986

Background imagePendeen Collection: Queen Elizabeth II visiting Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Geevor Tin Mine at Pendeen, Cornwall, to see the Victory Shaft development, 28 November 1980. Date: 1980

Background imagePendeen Collection: Lighthouse Keeper - Pendeen

Lighthouse Keeper - Pendeen

Background imagePendeen Collection: View at Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

View at Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
View of Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, where tin and copper were mined between 1820 and 1930. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePendeen Collection: Lighthouse keeper, Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall

Lighthouse keeper, Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall
Lighthouse keeper, Pendeen Lighthouse, West Cornwall. Date: 20th century

Background imagePendeen Collection: Silhouetted view of Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall

Silhouetted view of Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall
Silhouetted view of Pendeen Lighthouse, West Cornwall, with the sun setting over the sea. Date: circa 1970s

Background imagePendeen Collection: Chun Quoit, near Pendeen and Morvah, Penzance, Cornwall

Chun Quoit, near Pendeen and Morvah, Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s


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