Carpenters Shop, Workshops And Forge At Robinsons Shaft, South Crofty Mine

The Carpenters' shop, workshops, and forge at Robinson's Shaft, South Crofty Mine, were built between 1903 and 1910. The structure features weatherboard over a timber frame on the east elevation and killas rubble on the west elevation, topped with corrugated sheet roofs and a brick stack at the rear of the forge.

The building has a long rectangular plan to the west of the shaft, with a short central wing to the east. The southern section of this wing, which was formerly the forge area, has been rebuilt in concrete blocks and includes a louvred ridge. The windows vary, including some 10/10-pane sashes, and there are plank doors, one of which is a part-glazed sliding door on the east projecting wing.

Inside, the building has composite trusses, and the forge is reported to contain some original equipment.

Historically, this area of South Crofty Mine was reorganized between 1900 and 1908, and these buildings represent the mine's state by 1914, following the loss of the miners' dry from 1903 to 1906. A steam engine was relocated here from Tregurtha Downs, and the site includes paired engine houses for pumping and winding, a compressor house with its chimney, and extensive workshop facilities for the mine.

The continued mining activity into the 20th century in the Camborne/Redruth area has led to the preservation of several significant mining complexes, such as Taylor's Shaft at East Pool and King Edward Mine. This site is the most complete surviving section of the South Crofty workings, which was the last operational tin mine in Europe, closing in 1998. It is notable for its level of preservation and includes a range of buildings, such as the engine house and boiler house, which are characteristic of 19th and early 20th-century mining operations.