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Stepping back in time with lots of great information
Wheal Martyn的点评
点评：when one thinks of mining in Cornwall most people identify with the tin mines. However China Clay Mining had as big an impact on the economy of Cornwall and still does.
As you drive in and see the white clay figures at the entrance you are already being transported back in time. The museum information centre, coffee shop and souvenir shop are located in the original buildings of the china clay mines that were leased by the Martyn Brothers from the Mount Edgcumbe Estate.
The information centre at the entrance gives one a great view of the history of not just wheal Martyn, but the whole china clay industry. It also describes how the china clay or Kaolin is formed from the weathering of the granite rocks. It is well worth spending 30 minutes here before heading into the main museum area.
From the information centre you can access the Discovery Centre and then out and start your walk through the old mine buildings and processing areas.
The area is well marked and you will pass water wheels, transport building which house the differing types of transport used during the history of Wheal Martyn from early Horse drawn carts and wagons to early trucks and steam locomotives there are great displays to view.
There is also a section on the uses of China Clay and also the brick making industry.
The impressive 35ft water wheel which still turns, through settling pits and finally the refining process.
Once you have completed this section of the museum there is then a nature trail that leads passed the boulder park with the different types of unweathered granite and a small pit exposure of the insitu granite. From here you can wind your way up to the pit view point where you can see a working china pit. You can then return via the Flat Rod Tunnel, which was part of the transporting process of mined clay to the processing area.
The trails are easy walking and not difficult so you can stroll and enjoy nature as you go.
If there is one small disappointment with the museum it would be with the view point. While you can still see the pit wall the view point is too far back to actually see into the pit itself. I know there have to be H&S concerns, but if you visit the Super Pit at Kalgoorlie the view point there is constructed so you can safely see into the pit. This gives you a far better idea of the mining pit process.
Apart from that certainly this is one of the better mining museums that we have visited and is well worth a few hours of your time. It is especially interesting for children.
As you drive in and see the white clay figures at the entrance you are already being transported back in time. The museum information centre, coffee shop and souvenir shop are located in the original buildings of the china clay mines that were leased by the Martyn Brothers from the Mount Edgcumbe Estate.
The information centre at the entrance gives one a great view of the history of not just wheal Martyn, but the whole china clay industry. It also describes how the china clay or Kaolin is formed from the weathering of the granite rocks. It is well worth spending 30 minutes here before heading into the main museum area.
From the information centre you can access the Discovery Centre and then out and start your walk through the old mine buildings and processing areas.
The area is well marked and you will pass water wheels, transport building which house the differing types of transport used during the history of Wheal Martyn from early Horse drawn carts and wagons to early trucks and steam locomotives there are great displays to view.
There is also a section on the uses of China Clay and also the brick making industry.
The impressive 35ft water wheel which still turns, through settling pits and finally the refining process.
Once you have completed this section of the museum there is then a nature trail that leads passed the boulder park with the different types of unweathered granite and a small pit exposure of the insitu granite. From here you can wind your way up to the pit view point where you can see a working china pit. You can then return via the Flat Rod Tunnel, which was part of the transporting process of mined clay to the processing area.
The trails are easy walking and not difficult so you can stroll and enjoy nature as you go.
If there is one small disappointment with the museum it would be with the view point. While you can still see the pit wall the view point is too far back to actually see into the pit itself. I know there have to be H&S concerns, but if you visit the Super Pit at Kalgoorlie the view point there is constructed so you can safely see into the pit. This gives you a far better idea of the mining pit process.
Apart from that certainly this is one of the better mining museums that we have visited and is well worth a few hours of your time. It is especially interesting for children.
翻译：当人们想到康沃尔的采矿业时，大多数人都会联想到锡矿。然而，瓷土开采对康沃尔的经济产生了同样巨大的影响，现在仍然如此。
当您开车进入并看到入口处的白色粘土雕像时，您已经回到了过去。博物馆信息中心、咖啡店和纪念品商店位于 Martyn 兄弟从 Mount Edgcumbe Estate 租赁的瓷土矿的原始建筑中。
入口处的信息中心不仅让人们了解了惠尔·马丁的历史，还让人们了解了整个瓷土行业的历史。它还描述了瓷土或高岭土是如何从花岗岩风化中形成的。在前往主博物馆区之前，在这里花 30 分钟是值得的。
从信息中心，您可以进入探索中心，然后出去，开始穿过旧矿山建筑和加工区。
该地区标记清晰，您将经过水车、运输大楼，里面陈列着 Wheal Martyn 历史上使用的各种运输工具，从早期的马拉车和四轮马车到早期的卡车和蒸汽机车，还有很棒的展览可供观看。
还有一个部分介绍瓷土的用途以及制砖业。
令人印象深刻的 35 英尺水车仍在转动，经过沉降坑，最后是精炼过程。
参观完博物馆的这一部分后，您将经过一条自然小径，穿过巨石公园，那里有不同类型的未风化的花岗岩和一小块原位花岗岩坑。从这里您可以蜿蜒前往坑观景点，在那里您可以看到一个正在工作的瓷器坑。然后您可以通过 Flat Rod 隧道返回，这是将开采的粘土运输到加工区的过程的一部分。
小径很容易走，也不难走，所以您可以边走边欣赏大自然。
如果说博物馆有什么让人失望的地方，那就是它的观景台。虽然你仍然可以看到矿坑的墙壁，但观景台太远了，根本看不到矿坑内部。我知道这肯定存在健康与安全问题，但如果你参观卡尔古利的超级矿坑，那里的观景台是专门为让你安全地看到矿坑内部而建的。这能让你更好地了解采矿过程。
除此之外，这无疑是我们参观过的最好的采矿博物馆之一，值得你花几个小时参观。它对孩子来说特别有趣。
当您开车进入并看到入口处的白色粘土雕像时，您已经回到了过去。博物馆信息中心、咖啡店和纪念品商店位于 Martyn 兄弟从 Mount Edgcumbe Estate 租赁的瓷土矿的原始建筑中。
入口处的信息中心不仅让人们了解了惠尔·马丁的历史，还让人们了解了整个瓷土行业的历史。它还描述了瓷土或高岭土是如何从花岗岩风化中形成的。在前往主博物馆区之前，在这里花 30 分钟是值得的。
从信息中心，您可以进入探索中心，然后出去，开始穿过旧矿山建筑和加工区。
该地区标记清晰，您将经过水车、运输大楼，里面陈列着 Wheal Martyn 历史上使用的各种运输工具，从早期的马拉车和四轮马车到早期的卡车和蒸汽机车，还有很棒的展览可供观看。
还有一个部分介绍瓷土的用途以及制砖业。
令人印象深刻的 35 英尺水车仍在转动，经过沉降坑，最后是精炼过程。
参观完博物馆的这一部分后，您将经过一条自然小径，穿过巨石公园，那里有不同类型的未风化的花岗岩和一小块原位花岗岩坑。从这里您可以蜿蜒前往坑观景点，在那里您可以看到一个正在工作的瓷器坑。然后您可以通过 Flat Rod 隧道返回，这是将开采的粘土运输到加工区的过程的一部分。
小径很容易走，也不难走，所以您可以边走边欣赏大自然。
如果说博物馆有什么让人失望的地方，那就是它的观景台。虽然你仍然可以看到矿坑的墙壁，但观景台太远了，根本看不到矿坑内部。我知道这肯定存在健康与安全问题，但如果你参观卡尔古利的超级矿坑，那里的观景台是专门为让你安全地看到矿坑内部而建的。这能让你更好地了解采矿过程。
除此之外，这无疑是我们参观过的最好的采矿博物馆之一，值得你花几个小时参观。它对孩子来说特别有趣。
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