Geevor Tin Mine
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Geevor Tin Mine is a historic former tin mining site in Cornwall, England, now operating as a museum and heritage attraction showcasing the region’s mining history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former tin mine
ⓘ
heritage attraction ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| closed | 1990 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
preservation of Cornish mining heritage
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
café
ⓘ
historic mine buildings ⓘ mining machinery displays ⓘ museum galleries ⓘ shop ⓘ surface workings ⓘ underground workings ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Conservation area
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| industry | tin mining ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedNear |
Pendeen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Just NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cornish coast ⓘ |
| mineralExtracted | tin ⓘ |
| near |
Botallack Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
exhibitions
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ underground mine tours ⓘ |
| opened | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Geevor Tin Mine Museum and Heritage Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | local trust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cornish Mining World Heritage Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornish mining landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
archival material on Cornish mining
ⓘ
mining equipment ⓘ |
| region | Penwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAs |
heritage centre
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
heritage tourism studies
ⓘ
industrial archaeology research ⓘ |
| theme |
history of tin mining in Cornwall
ⓘ
social history of mining communities ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
industrial heritage attraction
ⓘ
mining museum ⓘ |
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