Boiler House Attached to Chimney on East Side of Pump Engine House to Marriott's Shaft on South Wheal Frances Sett
BOILER HOUSE ATTACHED TO CHIMNEY ON EAST SIDE OF PUMP ENGINE HOUSE TO MARRIOTT'S SHAFT ON SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES SETT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142627
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Boiler House Attached to Chimney on East Side of Pump Engine House to Marriott's Shaft on South Wheal Frances Sett
- Statutory Address:
- BOILER HOUSE ATTACHED TO CHIMNEY ON EAST SIDE OF PUMP ENGINE HOUSE TO MARRIOTT'S SHAFT ON SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES SETT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142627
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Boiler House Attached to Chimney on East Side of Pump Engine House to Marriott's Shaft on South Wheal Frances Sett
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOILER HOUSE ATTACHED TO CHIMNEY ON EAST SIDE OF PUMP ENGINE HOUSE TO MARRIOTT'S SHAFT ON SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES SETT
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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:
- BOILER HOUSE ATTACHED TO CHIMNEY ON EAST SIDE OF PUMP ENGINE HOUSE TO MARRIOTT'S SHAFT ON SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES SETT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Carn Brea
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 68074 39389
Details
CARN BREA PIECE SW 63 NE 8/153 Boiler house attached to chimney on east side of pump engine house to Marriott's shaft on South Wheal Frances sett
GV II Boiler house to former tin mine, now derelict. Probably 1890's, for South Frances United Mine. Granite rubble with quoins, brick arches to openings; now roofless and partly dilapidated. Rectangular plan on east-west axis. One storey and 6 bays; each long wall contains an arcade of 6 round-headed arches, the 1st and 6th in the front wall now broken but those in the rear wall intact, and the front wall also has a segmental-headed doorway at the left end, and remains of 4 square windows over the arches; the right-hand gable wall has a round-headed doorway near the front corner, 2 round-headed windows at a higher level, and a circular window in the apex. History: contained 6 Lancashire boilers, providing steam for pump, winder, compressor, crusher, and capstan. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson op.cit. Part of a very impressive group of remains of one of the best equipped mines in Cornwall, closed in 1918.
Listing NGR: SW6807439389
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 66701
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Palmer, M, Neaverson, P, British Mining in The Basset Mines their History and Industrial Archaeology, (1987)
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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