Engine House and Chimney, Knap Down Silver Mines
ENGINE HOUSE AND CHIMNEY, KNAP DOWN SILVER MINES, CORNER LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168925
- Date first listed:
- 09-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House and Chimney, Knap Down Silver Mines
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE AND CHIMNEY, KNAP DOWN SILVER MINES, CORNER LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168925
- Date first listed:
- 09-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House and Chimney, Knap Down Silver Mines
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE AND CHIMNEY, KNAP DOWN SILVER MINES, CORNER LANE
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 AND CHIMNEY, KNAP DOWN SILVER MINES, CORNER LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Combe Martin
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 59718 46683
Details
COMBE MARTIN CORNER LANE SS 54 NE 1/72 Engine House and Chimney, Knap - Down Silver mines GV II Engine house and chimney. Mid C19. Stone rubble with brick capping to the chimney. Engine house rectangular on plan, built gable-end into the bank with bob-wall at front with tall, narrow semi-circular arched opening and rear wall incorporating tall circular chimney shaft with oversailing brick courses to the cap. Only the plinths of the side walls survive. The engine-house was probably built in 1859 to contain the engine erected by James Sims of Redruth, and was worked by the North Devon Silver Lead Mining Company (Vale of Girt and Nap Down) Douglas Stuckey Adventurers Slopes. The Story of The Silver and other mines of Combe Martin in Devon. (1965).
Listing NGR: SS5971846683
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97048
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Stuckey, D, Adventurers Slopes in The Story of the Silver and Other Mines of Combe Martin in Devon, (1965)
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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