Engine House at SW639322, Trevoole Mine, West Wheal Grenville
ENGINE HOUSE AT SW639322, TREVOOLE MINE, WEST WHEAL GRENVILLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142192
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at SW639322, Trevoole Mine, West Wheal Grenville
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE AT SW639322, TREVOOLE MINE, WEST WHEAL GRENVILLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142192
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at SW639322, Trevoole Mine, West Wheal Grenville
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE AT SW639322, TREVOOLE MINE, WEST WHEAL GRENVILLE
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 AT SW639322, TREVOOLE MINE, WEST WHEAL GRENVILLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crowan
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 64001 37209
Details
SW 63 NW CROWAN TREVOOLE
1/174 Engine house at SW639322, - Trevoole Mine, West Wheal Grenville
GV II
Disused beam engine house. Circa mid-late C19. Granite rubble walls with dressed granite quoins, jambstones and granite ashlar bob wall. Round-headed brick arches over the openings and brick upper stage to the chimney. Rectangular single-cell plan with thicker bob wall (north) and a round 2-stage chimney clasping the south-west corner. Machinery, floors, roof and framed and weatherboarded 2nd floor and gable over bob wall, removed. The original masonry including the south gable end and chimney virtually intact. 3 storeys. Round-headed openings. Large ground floor opening to middle of bob wall (north). Central opening to each floor of the opposite (south) gable end wall. Opening to the 2nd floor middle of each side wall and midfloor window below and slightly to the rear of each. The left hand (east) wall also has a 1st floor opening. The tapered 2-stage chimney is rubble to ridge level with moulded brick collar, surmounted by a tall brick upper stage with a moulded collar cornice. Last fitted with a 70" pumping engine. Now a picturesque ivy-clad ruin but still an unusually complete engine house. Sources: D.B. Barton.
Listing NGR: SW6400137209
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 65884
- 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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