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The ghostly, poignant ruins of Gunnislake Clitters Mine are almost hidden in the mist and forested slopes of Clitters Wood on the banks of the River... more
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The ghostly, poignant ruins of Gunnislake Clitters Mine are almost hidden in the mist and forested slopes of Clitters Wood on the banks of the River Tamar, near Gunnislake, Calstock parish, Tamar Valley, SE Cornwall, SW England, UK.
The fascinating riverside pumping engine house, built in 1882 housed a 22 inch rotative pumping steam engine which was installed and working in November of that year. Ruins of the boiler house are adjacent to the left and held a 15 ton Lancashire Boiler, 7ft diameter by 30ft long, which also supplied steam to a 15 inch engine driving a compressor. The remains of two settling tanks are also nearby. The main engine supplied clean river water to the Skinner's Shaft boiler house further upslope and also augmented the water supply to the lower slope dressing floor.
Water draining from the mine from the Clitters Adit is still flowing in front and under these buildings discharging into the River Tamar through the old water wheel housings and wheel...
Images exploring Devon & Cornwall's remote inspiring landscapes, breathtaking coast, ruins and shipwrecks in this beautiful part of SW England, UK. The stunning natural beauty of the area, which changes with the light, seasons and coastal climate, is constantly inspiring. There is so much history here too with human occupation spanning millennia. A photographer's dream. My photos are mostly taken spontaneously in less visited places or from unusual viewpoints. If they hold your attention, lift your spirit, make you ask questions, make you smile or fire your imagination and your wish to explore then it is more than enough reward....although you can buy prints too! ;)My photos mostly explore beautiful rural North Devon & Cornwall...
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Michael Mazaika
Excellent composition, Richard. A real beauty. - Mike (V/F)
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks Mike, much appreciated!
Sharon Mayhak
Hauntingly beautiful, Richard.
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Sharon, so pleased you like it!
Douglas Taylor
Beautifully captured scene, Richard. I really appreciate the detailed description. It really fleshes out the back-story that is missing from so many images. v/f
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks Douglas that's really appreciated. A few years back I realised I didn't always understand what I was looking at. I now try and research these historical sites before I visit so I don't miss so much and have some idea what to look for. It also brings them to life a little I think. Hopefully some of these images at the more remote and less well visited and less accessible locations will provide a contemporary photographic record especially for those buildings in danger of collapse.
Alex Lyubar
Very nice
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Alex, much appreciated!
Kay Brewer
Great feature in the Forests and Woodlands group! LF
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks Kay, so pleased you like it!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This enchanting piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 2/05/2019! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Jenny, much appreciated!
Michael Mazaika
The list makes the image. Great vision, Richard. - Mike (V)
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Michael, the mist certainly added more atmosphere although there is plenty surrounding the site given its overgrown and slightly hidden location.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations and Happy New Year!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Forests and Woodlands” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 January: Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If enabled, your group image will be posted to our group Google+ page for further exposure. Thank you for your participation in the “Forests and Woodlands” group! (January 17, 2019)
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Jan & a Happy New year to you, that's much appreciated!
Suzanne Wilkinson
A lovely photo! It is easy to imagine it being the site of a fairytale! l/f
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Suzanne, so pleased you like it. Yes i know what you mean. When you are there it feels a special, enchanted sort of place, very quiet and still apart from the sound of water emptying from the old adit into the river below.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks for your support!
Nisah Cheatham
Congrats! This photo has been featured on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites group on FAA/Pixels. • • • You are invited to archive your photo at the following Discussion Topic: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-unesco-world-heritage-sites.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4142064
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks Nisah, it's great to be included!
Jim Cook
Very nice1 That mist really adds to the mood. l,f
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Jim, that's much appreciated!
Tom Janca
Very nice work.
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks Tom!
Jerry Fornarotto
very nice, L!
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Jerry"!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks for your support John!
Mesa Teresita
beautifully captured!
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you Tery, that's much appreciated! So pleased you like it!
William Rogers
thank you very much
Richard Brookes replied:
A pleasure - good luck!
William Rogers
A lot of the relatives came from Yorkshire I need a good map next lol
Richard Brookes replied:
Haha. If you need old UK maps the National Library of Scotland (believe it or not) https://maps.nls.uk/ is a good place to search.
William Rogers
Doing family research right now, love all the information, our blood line goes back to Sir Wyatt and Anne Skinner? I am still working on more information. Nice photos
Richard Brookes replied:
Thank you. That's fascinating William. I've done some of my family history too. It is so absorbing, real detective work. When the price of copper and tin fell here and the mines closed many Cornish miners resettled in the US taking the technology and techniques with them.