A site dedicated to Brenton Symons 1863 Map of the Liskeard Mining District.
Welcome to this map companion. It is a site for those who have a copy of my CD-ROM "Liskeard Mining Area in 1863" , for those considering buying it, and for any of those lucky few out there who own, or have access to the original map.
This Website
This website will contain a mix of resources to enhance the information shown on the map. Within its pages you can find extra information, suggestions for further reading, weblinks, associated maps, suggestions for walks, news from the area, and photographs. The latest page includes some information about Pensilva.
The Map
Geological Map of the Caradon and Ludcott Mining District
Is the title that Brenton Symons published his map under in 1863. Its geological information is very simple though, dividing the rock types into just killas and granite. However, the map's value is in the wealth of information it displays on the mines in the area. Lodes, cross-courses, elvans, mine setts, shafts, engine houses and count houses are shown. It therefore forms a valuable resource for anyone interested in the mining district surrounding Liskeard.
Symons published this map in conjunction with a book printed in the same year by Webb and Geach called: "The History and Progress of Mining in the Caradon and Liskeard Districts". That book described the mines shown on the map and together they have provided a snapshot of the mining district at its peak.
The Area
Brenton Symons' map covers an area that was one of the most
important Cornish Mining Districts in
1863. The map's coverage includes the copper mining district
surrounding Caradon Hill and the lead mines of Menheniot. These
areas included the important mines of South Caradon, Phoenix
United, Wheal Trelawny and Mary Ann.
Today it forms part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage site and contains some of the most impressive mining landscapes in Cornwall.