Engine House North Wheal (Innes) Shaft, East Wheal Rose Mine, and Associated Works
ENGINE HOUSE NORTH WHEAL (INNES) SHAFT, EAST WHEAL ROSE MINE, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, METHA ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312395
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House North Wheal (Innes) Shaft, East Wheal Rose Mine, and Associated Works
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE NORTH WHEAL (INNES) SHAFT, EAST WHEAL ROSE MINE, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, METHA ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312395
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House North Wheal (Innes) Shaft, East Wheal Rose Mine, and Associated Works
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE NORTH WHEAL (INNES) SHAFT, EAST WHEAL ROSE MINE, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, METHA ROAD
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 NORTH WHEAL (INNES) SHAFT, EAST WHEAL ROSE MINE, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, METHA ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Newlyn East
- National Grid Reference:
- SW8382355784
Details
ST NEWLYN EAST METHA ROAD
SW 85 NW
(south side)
1/45 Engine House
North wheal (Innes) shaft,
East Wheal Rose Mine, and
associated works.
GV II
Engine house of the resurrected East Wheal rose mine, 1881-2, to work lead and
silver to maximum of 170 fathoms. Killas stone and granite with pale buff brick
quoins and dressings, Local slate roof (collapsed Nov.1987) Plan. Rectangular
pumping engine house, with brick cheeks against north gable formerly supporting
condensor cistern. In front, square opening to shaft. On east side remains of
walls of structure of unknown purpose and base, possibly of capstan. From engine
house, underground flues pass approx 53m to chimney to east, (q.v.) passing sites
of 5 or 7 no. boilers, the flues returning behind the boilers to the south end
of the engine house. Ground floor of engine house has low opening to west: first
floor has large wide arched openings in both gables to accommodate arms of bob,
that on north later narrowed. Upper floor has deep rectangular slot openings 2
on east, 4 on south and 2 on west, with similar openings to top, dressing, floor.
South gable has circular feature in gable with cross, said to be in commemoration
of the great disaster here on 9th July 1846 when 39 miners died in a flash floor.
Engine was the famous Harvey's 100 inch, originally built for Great Wheal Vor mine
in 1854 and later working the Hendre Lead Mine, Flintshire, the largest engine
ever made, with a new 55 ton bob. Sold again after closure to the Cumberland Iron
Mining and Smelting Co (Whitchem Mines).
(H.J.Douch, 'East Wheal Rose'. (1964). K. Brown interpretation of 11.4.1980)
Listing NGR: SW8382355784
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63984
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Douch, H J, East Wheal Rose, (1964)
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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