Dear List,
I've come across a reference to a building at Wheal Crebor near Tavistock, built between 1804 and 1811. Its called a 'Pitman's House' and was single storey, about 8ft square and stone-built. Its name suggests a store for small parts of pitwork, ie: pumping gear, but as I've never come across such a building elsewhere, I can't be certain. It was still in use as such in 1828 and was in a yard of buildings which included the count house, a carpenters' shop, a blacksmiths' shop, a sawpit and timber and iron stores, which still survive, albeit in a very ruinous state.
Robert Waterhouse
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