Engine House Killifreth (Hawke's Shaft) At SW 733442 SW
ENGINE HOUSE KILLIFRETH (HAWKE'S SHAFT) AT SW 733442 SW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140971
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House Killifreth (Hawke's Shaft) At SW 733442 SW
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE KILLIFRETH (HAWKE'S SHAFT) AT SW 733442 SW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140971
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House Killifreth (Hawke's Shaft) At SW 733442 SW
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE KILLIFRETH (HAWKE'S SHAFT) AT SW 733442 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:
- ENGINE HOUSE KILLIFRETH (HAWKE'S SHAFT) AT SW 733442 SW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chacewater
- National Grid Reference:
- SW7339144184
Details
CHACEWATER
SW 74 SW
4/36 Engine house Killifreth Mine
30.5.67 (Hawke's shaft) at SW 733442 SW
GV II
Ruined engine house for beam engine with attached chimney. Circa 1865, chimney,
heightened probably circa 1900. Granite rubble and killas; granite quoins and
jambstones and brick arches and brick upper part of round chimney to north east
corner. 1-cell rectangular plan with round chimney attached to north-east corner.
Originally with 3 floors. All walls virtually intact. Thicker south bob wall to
second floor level with deep dressed granite wallplate, originally timber framed above
clad in weather boarding. Round-headed opening to ground floor. North gable wall has
similar brick round arched opening to ground floor and smaller round-headed arched
window openings to first and second floor. 2 square openings for second floor beams.
Smaller round-headed window openings to east and west walls. 2-stage chimney has
moulded brick collar over stone first stage and remains of moulded collar to later
part of upper stage.
The shaft is named after the purser of 1865, a Mr Edward Hawke, Jun., Tregullow.
There were no returns in 1864 but by 1865: "The Company have very recently resumed the
works, which were suspended a year a two. They are sinking the engine shaft, which
will intersect the lode at a depth of about 70 fathoms".
(Statistics and observations by Thomas Spargo 1865).
The chimney of this engine house, since heightening circa 1900, is the tallest
surviving chimney in Cornwall.
Listing NGR: SW7339144184
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63094
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Spargo, T, Statistics and Observations on the Mines of Cornwall, (1865)
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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