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South Crofty mine near Redruth in
Cornwall closed in 1998, bringing southwest England's 4000 year
mining tradition to an end.
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Jolyon Jenkins explores the story of the last
working tin mine in Cornwall, South Crofty near Redruth, which has
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Tin Men was broadcast on BBC
Radio 4 at 1102 GMT on Wednesday 11 March 2009. Slideshow photographs courtesy Bernie Pettersen, Getty Images, PA, Jimmy Clemence and Mark Kaczmarek. Music: Cornish Lads by Jinks' Stack. Slideshow by Paul Kerley. Publication date 10 March 2009. Please allow a few moments to download large files. If you are unable to watch the video footage download VLC video player from here and install |
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