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Update — October 2026
The historic wooden headframe formerly at Wheal Concord has now been restored and re-erected at King Edward Mine Museum in Troon. On 19 February 2026 it was lifted into place with the help of a crane and a team of King Edward Mine volunteers, and on 11 July 2026 the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho KCVO OBE, unveiled a commemorative plaque.
The wooden headframe was originally built at Geevor and erected at Cligga Head, near St Agnes, in 1962. It later moved to Nangiles and then to Wheal Concord in 1980, a site that later became home to Cornish Firewood. Jason Thomas and his family offered the headframe to King Edward Mine on a 20-year loan so it could be restored and installed at the museum.
We are grateful to King Edward Mine’s volunteers, supporters and sponsors for safeguarding the structure and completing the restoration. You can read the restoration history, photographs and opening update on King Edward Mine’s news, events and booking page.
How the project began
In 2023, we worked with King Edward Mine Museum to relocate the headframe from Wheal Concord to the museum at Troon. It was dismantled and taken to the museum, where King Edward Mine’s volunteers cleaned, repaired and reassembled it. It now helps preserve part of Cornwall’s mining history for future visitors.
