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Wheal Coates Engine House

Wheal Coates Engine House

This is a photograph of a Cornish Engine House. These structures housed the steam engines that were used to pump sea water from the tin mines in the 19th Centu...
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This is a photograph of a Cornish Engine House. These structures housed the steam engines that were used to pump sea water from the tin mines in the 19th Century. You can see them dotted about all over Cornwall, often perched on a clifftop like this one.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/16.0 ISO 100 Shutter 100/10000 Focal Length 2600/100

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Jun, 2015

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