Museum
In 1987 a group was formed with a view to turning the mill complex into a museum. The objectives of the group can be summarised as follows:
- To preserve the buildings and the site, which is of significant historical importance.
- To re-equip the mill to working condition using, where possible, rescued and preserved equipment which itself is of historical interest.
- To establish a small museum telling the story of King Edward Mine, the local "Flat Lode" mining area, tin dressing etc.
- To rescue and to preserve industrial plant and equipment relevant to Cornish industry.
Supported by the School of Mines a team of volunteers, mainly drawn from the Carn Brea Mining Society, have spent in excess of 10,000 hours on the project. Much material and equipment has been loaned or donated and the mill has been largely returned to a working condition, substantially as it would have been in the early years of the 20th century. King Edward Mine is the oldest complete mining site left in Cornwall. Whilst designed for education purposes it demonstrates, on a small scale, all that would have been found on the best Cornish mine at the turn of the century. This has been recognised by English Heritage who have listed the whole site Grade II*.
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