Engine House at SW691479 (Wheal Lushington)
ENGINE HOUSE AT SW691479 (WHEAL LUSHINGTON)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312176
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at SW691479 (Wheal Lushington)
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE AT SW691479 (WHEAL LUSHINGTON)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312176
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at SW691479 (Wheal Lushington)
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE AT SW691479 (WHEAL LUSHINGTON)
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 SW691479 (WHEAL LUSHINGTON)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Agnes
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 69155 47942
Details
ST AGNES PORTHTOWAN SW 74 NW 7/191 Engine house at SW691479 (Wheal - Lushington) GV II
Pumping beam engine house, now used as a cafe with living accommodation above. Circa early 1870s. Painted rubble walls. Brick arches over most of the openings. Round rubble stack (truncated) clasping rear left-hand corner. Corrugated asbestos roof with gable ends. Plan: Rectangular plan engine house with round external chimney clasping rear left- hand corner. Machinery intended for pumping (via adit in side of hill) never installed. Exterior: 2 storeys over cataract-pit basement. Original openings to all elevations. Front (bob) wall has central round-headed doorway and round-headed window rising into gable above. Right-hand (nearside) wall has 2 round-headed windows to each floor. Left-hand (off-side) wall has window opening spanned by timber lintel ground floor right. Rear wall has round-headed doorway (with a later extension) and round-headed window above. C20 doors and windows. Part of Wheal Towan Mine. Interior not inspected. Source: Sharpe, Adam and Smith, John. Engine Houses in St Agnes Parish. (Cornwall Archaeological Unit survey for Carrick District Council.
Listing NGR: SW6910047900
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63819
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sharpe, A, Smith, J, Engine Houses in St Agnes Parish, ()
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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