Cornish Mines Book List: Having been privileged to take photographs for the Exploring Cornish Mines series of books these are the most common sources of information I use for the images on the website. I have quite a library of books available about Cornish Mining and these have contributed information to the extensive text on the pages.
The list below contains the most used books:
Exploring Cornish Mines Volume 1: Kenneth Brown & Bob Acton
(Consols & United, Kitty and Blue Hills, Tywarnhayle, Basset Mines, Dolcoath, Bottallack to Boswedden)
Exploring Cornish Mines Volume 2: Kenneth Brown & Bob Acton
(South & East Caradon, Wheal Busy & Killifreth, Carn Brea Mines & East Pool, Tincroft & Cook’s Kitchen, The Grenvilles & Condurrows, Wheal Prosper & Wheal Trewavas, Ding Don Mine)
Exploring Cornish Mines Volume 3: Kenneth Brown & Bob Acton
(Wheal Jenkin and Marke Valley, East Wheal Rose & Cargoll, West Kitty Polberro & Trevaunance, Mines of The Wendron Parish, Geevor & Levant)
Exploring Cornish Mines Volume 4: Kenneth Brown & Bob Acton
(A Car Tour around Kit Hill, The Phoenix Mines Minions, Wheal Coates & The Charlottes St Agnes, Wheal Vor Wheal Fortune & Wheal Metal Breage)
Exploring Cornish Mines Volume 5: Kenneth Brown & Bob Acton
(Okel Tor Mine, The Mines of Luckett, Wheal Peevor and its Neighbours, St Ives Consols, St Just United & Cape Cornwall)
I spent some of the best times of my life taking the pictures for these books, I would recommend them to anyone with an interest in Cornish Mining.
Exploring Cornwall’s Tramway Trails Volume 1: Bob Acton
(The Great Flat Lode Trail)
Exploring Cornwall’s Tramway Trails Volume 2: Bob Acton
(The Coast To Coast Trail)
A Complete Guide to the Engine Houses of West Cornwall – Damian Nance and Kenneth Brown
Cornish Mine Disasters – Cyril Noall
The St Just Mining District – Cyril Noall
Botallack – Cyril Noall
The St Ives Mining District Volume 1 – Cyril Noall
The St Ives Mining District Volume 2 – Cyril Noall
Cornwall’s Future Mines – J.H Trounson
Mining In Cornwall Volume 1 – J.H Trounson
Mining In Cornwall Volume 1 – J.H Trounson
Castle-An-Dinas 1916-1957 – Tony Brooks
South Crofty Mine – A History by Allen Buckley
Mining Sites in Cornwall and South West Devon – Barry Atkinson
Mining Sites in Cornwall Volume 2 – Barry Atkinson
The Cornish China Clay Industry – R.M Barton
Mining in Cornwall & Devon, Mines and Men – Roger Burt with Raymond Burnley, Michael Gill, Alasdair Neill
I have built up my library of books over many years. Some brought from local shops, some from ebay and some from “Moore Books” who I can thoroughly recommend.
Moore Books : Caving, Industrial Archaeology, New and Secondhand Books