Consolidated Mines
A number of mines neighbouring Wheal Maid including Wheal Girl, Wheal Virgin and Wheal Fortune were all interconnected underground. Seven pumping engines were being run flat-out to drain them but despite this, they were still struggling to keep water levels down. The engines were so expensive to run that all the mines closed in 1779.
In 1782, after the mines were amalgamated, five newer, more efficient engines were purchased to pump out the water saving £11,000 per year (equivalent to around a million pounds today) on coal compared to the previous seven.
On walks
- Wheal Maid and Poldice Valley (3.4 mile walk)