The ruined engine houses of Wheal Edward and Wheal Owles stand as reminders of the industry that once thrived here
ALAMY X1, MOVIESTILLS X1, NATIONAL TRUST IMAGES/DAVID SELLMAN X1, NATIONAL TRUST IMAGES/HUGH MOTHERSOLE X1, NATIONAL TRUST IMAGES/JOHN MILLER X3
FEEDING ON FAME
Visitors to Botallack increased after 1865, when the Prince and Princess of Wales - later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra - paid a visit. So many people wanted to follow in their royal footsteps that the mine began charging a guinea per head for a tour.