Description

CARN BREA PIECE
SW 63 NE
8/153 Boiler house attached to
chimney on east side of pump
engine house to Marriott's shaft
on South Wheal Frances sett

GV II
Boiler house to former tin mine, now derelict. Probably 1890's, for South Frances
United Mine. Granite rubble with quoins, brick arches to openings; now roofless
and partly dilapidated. Rectangular plan on east-west axis. One storey and 6
bays; each long wall contains an arcade of 6 round-headed arches, the 1st and
6th in the front wall now broken but those in the rear wall intact, and the front
wall also has a segmental-headed doorway at the left end, and remains of 4
square windows over the arches; the right-hand gable wall has a round-headed
doorway near the front corner, 2 round-headed windows at a higher level, and a
circular window in the apex. History: contained 6 Lancashire boilers, providing
steam for pump, winder, compressor, crusher, and capstan. Reference: Palmer &
Neaverson op.cit.
Part of a very impressive group of remains of one of the best equipped mines in
Cornwall, closed in 1918.

Listing NGR: SW6807439389

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435428

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)