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Pendeen, Cornwall

The village of Pendeen, lies outside of St. Just on the coast road to St.Ives.And is essentially an old mining area and most of the interest is behind on the coastal cliffs where the mines were established and where many relics of the industry still remain.

Renowned for its copper and tin mines Pendeen grew in size to serve the mining community until the turn of the century. With the decline of the industry many of its emigrated seeking new lives in mines opening up all over the world and there are few old families without some connection to America, Australia, South Africa and other mining areas. The Pendeen Lighthouse, built in 1900, is open to the public. On the 29th October 1919, over 30 miners were trapped and killed in the Levant Mine disater when the man-engine, bringing up miners, failed.

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