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shaft. Considering the considerable number of<br />
collapsing engine houses and open mine shafts on<br />
the Kenidjack property (most of which had long been<br />
used for rubbish disposal), the partnership proposed<br />
as a second stage a substantial bid (£148,750) for<br />
land reclamation funding to English Partnerships, to<br />
undertake safety and amenity works on the Wheal<br />
Owles site and neighbouring area. The National Trust<br />
supported this bid with an application to the Heritage<br />
Lottery for match funding toward the Count House<br />
and restaurant restoration and undergrounding of 1.5<br />
km of overhead electricity and telephone lines.<br />
In 1996 10 open mine shafts and 1 gunnis were<br />
protected adjacent to public access on Ballowall and<br />
Carn Gloose properties.<br />
The same year saw the commencement of the<br />
restoration of Botallack Mine Count House, restoring<br />
bay windows, chimneys, replacing the scantle slate<br />
roof and shaft protection at a cost of £100,000.<br />
This work was followed by the restoration to the<br />
Counthouse restaurant, development of information<br />
centre and addition of Geo Thermal underfloor<br />
heating.<br />
1997 to 1998 saw a variety of works completed<br />
including the collaring of 15 shafts and 1 gunnis<br />
at Ballowal and Letcha; consolidation and safety<br />
works to 15 shafts at Kenidjack and Cape Cornwall;<br />
stabilisation and pointing of Bellan Mill, Cot<br />
Valley<br />
St Just Coast Project Phase 3:<br />
1999 - 2002<br />
In 1999 the National Trust acquired land surrounding<br />
Levant Engine House and a further application was<br />
submitted to funding bodies. The scope of the project<br />
included the treatment of 13 shafts on Watchcroft,<br />
Morvah and consolidation to the Levant pumping<br />
engine house, compressor house, Man engine house<br />
chimney, electric winder house, temporary winder<br />
house, Higher Bal engine house, Man engine shaft,<br />
Boscregan shaft, guide shaft ( Higher Bal ), Levant<br />
powder house and the Levant Counthouse.<br />
As this part of the project neared completion, the<br />
consolidation of Wheal Drea Engine House, Wheal<br />
Drea miner’s dry and farm buildings at the Kenidjack<br />
Hamlet was begun as well as the consolidation of<br />
the Cargodna Winding Engine House and Wheal<br />
Owles Engine House.<br />
St Just Coast Project Phase 4:<br />
2003 - 2006<br />
This phase of the project was known as the St Just<br />
Regeneration Project, being a three year package<br />
of works funded primarily by Objective One, with<br />
further contributions from the South West Regional<br />
Development Agency, Cornwall County Council,<br />
English Heritage, The National Trust, Cornwall<br />
Wildlife Trust and others. The project was aimed at<br />
regenerating the St Just District through settlement<br />
enhancements (in St Just and Pendeen), and the<br />
rehabilitation of significant parts of the surrounding<br />
mining landscape (the ‘Heritage Works’). The<br />
planned consolidation of many of its famous<br />
industrial heritage sites formed the key to ensuring<br />
the District’s sustainable economic future.<br />
Over seventy industrial and other sites were included<br />
in the project, all but one being owned by the National<br />
Trust. Among these were the Arsenic Works at<br />
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