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The Levant Beam Engine, near Pendeen in Cornwall, is more than one hundred and fifty years old. Originally used to pump water out of the tin mine below ground, and to bring ore and miners up to the surface, the engine lay idle for 60 years, before being restored to full working order in the 1990s as a tourist attraction.
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The first beam engines, early types of steam engine, were patented by Richard Trevithick, a Cornish mining engineer, in the first decade of the 19th century. They were used to pump water out of the mine and to bring men and ore to the surface. In recent years several engines and engine houses have been fully restored.
| Engine that works by providing an up and down motion to one end of a beam, which is translated into working machinery at the other end. Beam machines may be powered by a number of sources, including steam and water. |
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