Engine House at SW628298, Ivey's Shaft, Wheal Metal
ENGINE HOUSE AT SW628298, IVEY'S SHAFT, WHEAL METAL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1158231
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at SW628298, Ivey's Shaft, Wheal Metal
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE AT SW628298, IVEY'S SHAFT, WHEAL METAL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1158231
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at SW628298, Ivey's Shaft, Wheal Metal
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE AT SW628298, IVEY'S SHAFT, WHEAL METAL
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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 SW628298, IVEY'S SHAFT, WHEAL METAL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Breage
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 62879 29885
Details
SW 62 NW BREAGE
7/30 Engine house at SW628298, Ivey's Shaft, Wheal Metal
GV II
Disused beam engine house. Circa 1859. Granite rubble walls with dressed granite quoins jambstones and lintels with much dressed granite, in places almost ashlar, especially to the gable end wall and the bob wall. Round brick arches to the 2 principal openings, some timber lintels. The 2 stage chimney has a rubble lower stage and a brick upper stage. Rectangular single cell plan with round chimney clasping the west corner, thicker bob wall at north-east side. Three storeys over basement but floors and cylinder removed. North-east bob wall has central large round-headed brick arch to ground floor, blind above and former weather-boarded upper floor and gable removed. The opposite south west gable end wall has similar ground floor opening and a smaller square headed opening to both the 1st and second floors. Similar square headed openings to each side wall, the second floor unpierced. The rubble chimney tapers to a brick collar at ridge level surmounted by a tall tapered brick shaft with a cornice resembling a Doric capital. The masonry of this engine house is remarkably complete but fallen timber lintels are causing some deterioration. An unusually large engine house. In 1859 the building was fitted with an 1846 Harvey 85" engine, moved from Wheal Vor Trelawney's Shaft, and it is said that the engine house was also moved stone by stone. It has been suggested that this event was the origin of the name 'Pulldown'. Work came to an end in the early 1870s and in 1877 the 85-inch engine was removed from the house and despatched to Gateshead Waterworks where it survived until the 1940s. Source: Kenneth Brown, council member of the Trevithick Society.
Listing NGR: SW6130028400
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 65729
- 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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