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Former Pumping Engine House and Chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine

A Grade II Listed Building in St Agnes, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.311 / 50°18'39"N

Longitude: -5.2036 / 5°12'12"W

OS Eastings: 172005

OS Northings: 50579

OS Grid: SW720505

Mapcode National: GBR Z4.KJ79

Mapcode Global: VH125.RFFY

Plus Code: 9C2P8Q6W+9H

Entry Name: Former Pumping Engine House and Chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine

Listing Date: 16 July 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1141485

English Heritage Legacy ID: 63840

ID on this website: 101141485

Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: St. Agnes

Built-Up Area: St Agnes

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St Agnes

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Chimney

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Description


ST AGNES
SW 75 SW
4/212 Former Pumping Engine House and
16.7.85 chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine
GV II

Pumping beam engine house. Circa 1889. Killas rubble with granite quoins, brick
arches over principal openings, some granite lintels. Brick to upper part of
chimney.
Plan: Rectangular plan engine house with round chimney clasping the rear left-hand
corner. No wooden floors or roof structure. A 40" engine built by Harvey and Co in
1863 was moved to West Wheal Kitty, then moved to Carpalla, and is now at the Science
Museum.
Exterior: 3 storeys. Unaltered elevations. Round-headed openings to front, rear and
nearside walls. Front (bob) wall has central doorway. Rear wall has central wide
cylinder doorway and window opening to each floor above. Right-hand (nearside wall)
has 4 irregularly disposed window openings and 2 smaller openings. Left-hand
(offside) walls has doorway on the right and small opening to each of the other
floors.
Source: Sharpe, Adam and Smith, John. Engine Houses in St Agnes Parish. (Cornwall
Archaeological Unit survey for Carrick District Council.


Listing NGR: SW7200550579

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