Pendeen Community Heritage(Geevor Tin Mine) |
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| Contact for visits: | Rhonda Judd. | Year established: 1976 | ||||
| Address: | Geevor Tin Mine Pendeen Community Heritage, (Museum) Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall TR197TR | |||||
| Email: | pch [at] geevor.com | |||||
| Website: | http://www.geevor.com/ | Show on museum map | ||||
| Facebook: | Not supplied | |||||
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| Area of interest: | Tin mining in West Penwith until 1991. | |||||
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| Opening times: | Sunday to Friday throughout the year from 9:00am onwards. Check with the museum for Christmas holiday closure dates. | |||||
| Current admission details: | Adults £7.50. Senior citizen £7.00. Child/Student £4.30. Students £4.30. Family £21.00 (two adults and three children) Ex-Geevor Staff and Pendeen CH members free. NAMHO organisation members 10% off. |
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| Educational facilities: | Educational package structured to visiting group requirements. Contact Bill Lakin. | |||||
| Archive collection: | Archives of Geevor Plc (1911 to 1991) available on request. Prior notice needed. | |||||
| Artefact collection: | Museum is open to all visitors. | |||||
| Current projects: |
(i) Creation of a new museum to national standards, (ii) Complete restoration of site buildings. (iii) Increase visitor access underground. |
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| Publicity: | Leaflet available. | |||||
| Location: | Located at Pendeen, Cornwall at NGR SW 370 340. | |||||
| How to get there: | Take the A30 road to Penzance. At Penzance take the A3071 and after about 6 kilometres take the B3318 to Pendeen. Buses from Penzance stop at the site. | |||||
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Left: Geevor miners at Wethered Shaft, 1920s. | |||||
Last updated: 28/02/2021 |
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