Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's Shaft) At SW724512
WHEAL KITTY ENGINE HOUSE (SARA'S SHAFT) AT SW724512
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328709
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's Shaft) At SW724512
- Statutory Address:
- WHEAL KITTY ENGINE HOUSE (SARA'S SHAFT) AT SW724512
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328709
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's Shaft) At SW724512
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHEAL KITTY ENGINE HOUSE (SARA'S SHAFT) AT SW724512
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:
- WHEAL KITTY ENGINE HOUSE (SARA'S SHAFT) AT SW724512
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 72451 51319
Details
ST AGNES WHEAL KITTY SW 75 SW 4/261 Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's - Shaft) at SW724512 GV II
Pumping/winding beam engine house, including associated structures including processing floors, all now disused. Circa mid-late C19. Slate killas walls. Brick arches over the principal openings, timber lintels over the other openings. Brick upper stage to chimney. Upper stage is stepped back. Plan: Rectangular plan engine house with round chimney clasping the rear left-hand corner. Associated dressing floors (possibly the most intact in Cornwall) nearby. Exterior: 3 storeys. Unaltered and virtually complete elevations. Front (bob) wall has central round-headed doorway. Rear gable end has large round-arched headed doorway. Rear gable end has large round-arched cylinder doorway and 2 round-arched window openings above. Right-hand (nearside) wall has 2 round-headed windows to ground floor and similar openings midway to each upper floor. Left-hand (offside) wall has round-headed doorway on the right and 3 small openings. 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: SW7240051200
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63889
- 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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