the old tin mine

by Andrew Davis

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the old tin mine

Once upon a time, the price of tin had folk tunneling under the English Channel to scour for the ore underneath the sea. Until the price of tin fell, or the roof caved in...ç

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Photography Photograph Landscape/Outdoor cornwall england historic

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Ali Welles

Ali Welles 11 Jan 2007

Amazing! Love the sky!

Tim Treagust

Tim Treagust 21 Jun 2006

This looks like Carn Galver on the north coast of Cornwall. Very atmospheric. Like the composition. Incidentally, I dont want to appear pedantic but most tin mining was done in this region and the tunnels were under the Atlantic ocean not the Channel. I'm not showing off - honest.

Lindy van den Bosch

Lindy van den Bosch 20 Mar 2005

The sky looks almost like liquid

Reba McDonald

Reba McDonald 20 Mar 2005

Great work Andrew