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Prosper was a common name for Cornish Mines. This one worked only in the 1860s. It gained rather more fame in the 20th century when it was used as a set for the television programme "Poldark".
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.3km<br/>The peaceful hamlet of Rinsey has changed little over the years - this stone barn is well off the beaten tourist track.
©Mari Buckley
Dist:0.3km<br/>Rinsey Hamlet is full of little nooks and crannies, this secret footpath leading up from the cliff top being no exception.
©Mari Buckley
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©David Medcalf
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Wheal Prosper mine was opened in 1860, producing tin and copper. The engine house is constructed of granite rubble with larger stones as quoins. It was used to pump water out of the undersea mine. The whole structure, including the chimney stack, is in an excellent condition. The engine house was acquired by the National Trust in 1969 and restored over the next two years.
©Bob Jones
Dist:0.5km<br/>Wheal ProsperWheal Prosper overlooks Rinsey Cove, the structure dates from 1860 however contrary to it name the mine never prospered. A little research on Wheal Prosper has revealed that it was used in the filming of the television adaption of the Winston Graham, Poldark novels.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.5km<br/>1860 Cornish engine house that is almost lost against the large landscape. It is hard to imagine the industrial landscape that once surrounded these buildings that punctuate the Cornish landscape.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.5km<br/>Wheal Prosper overlooks Rinsey Cove, the structure dates from 1860 however contrary to it name the mine never prospered. A little research on Wheal Prosper has revealed that it was used in the filming of the television adaption of the Winston Graham, Poldark novels.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.5km<br/>Wheal Prosper overlooks Rinsey Cove, the structure dates from 1860 however contrary to it name the mine never prospered. A little research on Wheal Prosper has revealed that it was used in the filming of the television adaption of the Winston Graham, Poldark novels.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.5km<br/>The engine house of Wheal Prosper Mine reaches high into the sky, and its brickwork is in remarkably good condition, considering it was built in 1860.
©Mari Buckley
Dist:0.6km<br/>The mine chimney is in the adjacent square.
©David Medcalf
Dist:0.6km<br/>Wheal Prosper can be seen in the background.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.6km<br/>A sandy beach located between Rinsey Head and Trewavas Head, viewed from the coastal path.
©Bob Jones
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©Dave Taylor
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©Dave Taylor

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