Candle House, Snailbeach Lead Mine, Worthen with Shelve - Shropshire (UA)

This building is part of the scheduled site of the Snailbeach Lead Mine and was where miners collected their candles before going underground. It dates from the early C19 and is constructed from coursed rubble with brick dressings under the remains of a Welsh slate roof. The walls are substantially intact, but the roof has collapsed and the building is derelict.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Snailbeach lead mine

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1014866

Local Planning Authority:

Shropshire (UA)

Site Type:

Industrial > Mining industry site

Location

Building Name:

Candle House

Locality:

Snailbeach Lead Mine

Unitary Authority:

Shropshire (UA)

Parish:

Worthen with Shelve

Parliamentary Constituency:

South Shropshire

Region:

Midlands

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Very bad

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

A

Ownership:

Private

Designation:

Scheduled Monument and Listed Buildings - 10 grade II, LB grade II, part in CA

List Entry Number(s):

1014866 and 1261135; 1055011; 1055012; 1176609; 1176636; 1176648; 1176660; 1366969; 1367007; 1055013