Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house black plaque
Overview
Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Cornwall. This black commemorative plaque records: Killifreth. Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house operational 1893-97 with an 80" engine and 1912-21 with an 85", which necessitated raising the stack to its present height.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: Killifreth.
People and events
The saved account records: Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house operational 1893-97 with an 80" engine and 1912-21 with an 85", which necessitated raising the stack to its present height.
How it worked
The saved account records: conservation of this structure was authorised and funded by carrick district council in 1987.
What remains
The saved account records: the work was carried out by manpower services commission community action programme under the supervision of Mr Howard Martin.
Why it mattered
Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Killifreth. Hawke's Shaft pumping engine house operational 1893-97 with an 80" engine and 1912-21 with an 85", which necessitated raising the stack to its present height. conservation of this structure was authorised and funded by carrick district council in 1987. the work was carried out by manpower services commission community action programme under the supervision of Mr Howard Martin. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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