The Lamb and Flag Smelting Works, Including Entrance Gate Piers, Flanking Walls and Gate
THE LAMB AND FLAG SMELTING WORKS, INCLUDING ENTRANCE GATE PIERS, FLANKING WALLS AND GATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310506
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Lamb and Flag Smelting Works, Including Entrance Gate Piers, Flanking Walls and Gate
- Statutory Address:
- THE LAMB AND FLAG SMELTING WORKS, INCLUDING ENTRANCE GATE PIERS, FLANKING WALLS AND GATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310506
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Lamb and Flag Smelting Works, Including Entrance Gate Piers, Flanking Walls and Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LAMB AND FLAG SMELTING WORKS, INCLUDING ENTRANCE GATE PIERS, FLANKING WALLS AND GATE
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:
- THE LAMB AND FLAG SMELTING WORKS, INCLUDING ENTRANCE GATE PIERS, FLANKING WALLS AND GATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Erth
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 53729 35376
Details
ST ERTH SW 53 NW 3/195 (was SP/772) The Lamb and Flag Smelting Works, including entrance gate piers, 2.6.1986 flanking walls and gate
GV II Former tin-smelting works including entrance gate piers, flanking walls and gate. Established 1715. Rebuilt 1825, extended soon after. Granite and killas rubble with granite dressings. Mostly grouted scantle slate roofs: three-quarter-hipped over original building, gable ends to part of later additions. Plan: 2 almost adjoining buildings at right angles to one another. Main building is on left, other building projecting forward on right. Main building includes original rectangular foundry, left, with outshut in front of left-hand side and left; wing at right angles to rear left on lower ground, and extension on right-hand side. The other building at the front right is rectangular and built in 3 stages. Exterior: Simple exterior: wide doorways at the main front (middle and right). Gable over right-hand doorway. The other building has front facing left and has 2 narrow doorways (midway and towards right). Old panelled doors. Left-hand doorway has old overlight with glazing bars and left of the doorway is an original 12-pane 2 light casement window. There is an arched window opening in the left-hand wall of the rear wing. At rear and at right-hand side of the rear wing are large doorways opening onto a loading platform. Interior: Is simple but largely unaltered since the C19. There are large round- arched openings at front and rear of the original room and the original king post- roof is heavily smoke blackened. Machinery removed. Originally known as Treloth. Bought and worked by Doubus from 1825 until 1883. Sources: A History of Tin Mining and Smelting in Cornwall, D B Barton.
Listing NGR: SW5372935376
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 70286
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Barton, D B, A History of Tin Mining and Smelting in Cornwall, ()
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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