Description

CARN BREA CARNKIE
SW 64 SE
5/135 Stamps engine house to
West Basset Stamps
on North Wheal Basset sett
at SW 687 402

GV II
Stamps engine house at tin ore dressing plant of former West Basset Mine; now
derelict. 1874. Uncoursed granite rubble, with bob walls of granite blocks, brick
arches to windows; now roofless. Built on a raised terrace overlooking dressing
floors. Rectangular plan on north-west/south-east axis, with principal bob wall to
south-east. Three stages; round headed openings including driver's window in bob
wall and large cylinder door in north-east side; thick rear wall has smaller beam
opening for secondary engine which pumped water; in front of bob wall, altered
loadings for former flywheels. History: erected when West Basset Mine took over
northern half of former North Basset Mine; contained 40-inch cylinder engine
driving two banks of 32 heads of stamps (a further 16 heads added in 1877), and
a secondary beam which pumped recirculated water from the bottom of the
dressing floors. Very prominent building on site which is probably unique in
Cornwall. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson op.cit.

Listing NGR: SW6870040200

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435422

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair