Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine
Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine, Stockshott Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1317024
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine
- Statutory Address:
- Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine, Stockshott Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1317024
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine
- Statutory Address 1:
- Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine, Stockshott 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 at Cononley Lead Mine, Stockshott Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cononley
- National Grid Reference:
- SD9794346119
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9 May 2025 to reformat the text to current standards.
SD 94 NE
2/120
CONONLEY
STOCKSHOTT LANE (east side)
Engine House at Cononley Lead Mine
GV
II
Engine house, c 1842, probably by Stephen Eddy, for the Duke of Devonshire. Coursed squared stone with some brick patching, roofless. Two storeys, rectangular on plan. Ashlar quoins. West gable end has two pointed arched openings, one above the other, that below larger than that above. Both with radiating voussoirs and raised keystones. Blocked openings to sides and below which formerly housed machinery. East gable wall has plain doorcase below timber lintel to right. Above a square opening and above again a similar opening to centre. North side has brick blocking to former arched opening to right. Square opening with timber lintel to centre and small blocked opening above. South wall blank except for remains of rubble walling to former boiler house.
Interior has no machinery surviving.
Part of a group of lead mine buildings at Cononley which were erected by the Duke of Devonshire's agent between 1842 and 1847.
Listing NGR: SD9794346119
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 323647
- 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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