Eldons Engine House (Ivey House) At SW 748415 SW
ELDONS ENGINE HOUSE (IVEY HOUSE) AT SW 748415 SW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140937
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Eldons Engine House (Ivey House) At SW 748415 SW
- Statutory Address:
- ELDONS ENGINE HOUSE (IVEY HOUSE) AT SW 748415 SW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140937
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Eldons Engine House (Ivey House) At SW 748415 SW
- Statutory Address 1:
- ELDONS ENGINE HOUSE (IVEY HOUSE) AT SW 748415 SW
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ELDONS ENGINE HOUSE (IVEY HOUSE) AT SW 748415 SW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Gwennap
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 74715 41435
Details
GWENNAP SW 74 SW 4/104 Eldons Engine House - (Ivey House) at SW 748415 SW GV II Beam engine house ruin. Circa early C19. Killas and granite rubble, and granite jambstones, and coursed dressed granite to bob wall. Timber lintels. 1-brick arch(west) and brick upper stage to chimney. Rectangular single-cell plan with round chimney clasping south west corner. Thickerbob wall to east. Originally 3 storeys and survives to top of first floor level except vestiges of second floor walling attached to chimney. West wall has round-headed brick-arched opening to ground floor and over. Bob wall (east) survives to original height of stone walling; originally framed and weather boarded to second floor and gable. Ground floor opening only. Tapered rubble chimney to height of projecting granite ovolo-moulded collar with brick stage of reduced width over. This beam engine house is an important early example which was repaired as a ruin in 1985.
Listing NGR: SW7471541435
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63202
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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