THE dramatic scene when a piece of Cornish history was removed from an old steam engine near St Stephen are shown in our online slideshow.

A historic beam and engine were lifted from Goonvean Engine house so that valuable china clay deposits under the building can be accessed by mining company Goonvean.

The unstable Grade II* listed building will be demolished after English Heritage said this was a "exceptional and highly unusual case" and made no objection when the plans were submitted to Restormel Borough Council last year.

Oliver Pearcey from the Kew Bridge Engine Trust who is supporting the project said: "We will be saving samples of the construction from the engine house to display along side the beam and the engine."

The Princes Regeneration Trust, who has led the project to save the artefacts inside Goonvean Engine House, is in discussions about resituating the engine in Hayle.

They hope to place it adjacent to the current regeneration by Harvey’s Foundry Trust of the surviving remains of the Harvey’s foundry, who built the Goonvean engine in 1863.