Engine House on Site of Grenville United South Mine
ENGINE HOUSE ON SITE OF GRENVILLE UNITED SOUTH MINE, POLGINE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328164
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House on Site of Grenville United South Mine
- Statutory Address:
- ENGINE HOUSE ON SITE OF GRENVILLE UNITED SOUTH MINE, POLGINE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328164
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Engine House on Site of Grenville United South Mine
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENGINE HOUSE ON SITE OF GRENVILLE UNITED SOUTH MINE, POLGINE 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 ON SITE OF GRENVILLE UNITED SOUTH MINE, POLGINE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Camborne
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 66648 38581
Details
CAMBORNE POLGINE LANE SW 63 NE (off east end) 8/78 Troon Engine house on site of Grenville United South Mine II Tin mining engine house, probably associated with former crushing and dressing plant, now derelict. Probably late C19. Coursed granite rubble and some killas, with quoins, bob wall of granite blocks, window arches of brick, chimney of uncoursed rubbble and brick; now roofless. Built on a raised terrace running east-west, overlooking former dressing floor on north side. Rectangular plan on north-south axis with bob-wall to north, foundations of former winding drum or fly-wheel in front of this, and circular chimney attached at south-east corner. Three stages, with round- headed doorways and window openings, and some tie-plates. Tapered cylindrical chimney with no cornice at junction to brick stage, most of which is missing. The foundations of the winding gear, which are of large granite blocks, project into the lower dressing floor. History not known at time of suvey, but north side of dressing floor has long concrete wall with doorway lettered "W.G.", medallion to the east with shield lettered:- 1900 "ONE AND ALL" and another to the west lettered:- FRUEL VANNER HOUSE 1901 C.F.BISHOP MANAGER.
Listing NGR: SW6664838581
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 66624
- 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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