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Remains of Large Engine House, Holmbush Mine

A Grade II Listed Building in Kelly Bray, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5248 / 50°31'29"N

Longitude: -4.318 / 4°19'4"W

OS Eastings: 235790

OS Northings: 72017

OS Grid: SX357720

Mapcode National: GBR NN.J6PD

Mapcode Global: FRA 17VN.TW0

Plus Code: 9C2QGMFJ+WQ

Entry Name: Remains of Large Engine House, Holmbush Mine

Listing Date: 11 May 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1220762

English Heritage Legacy ID: 394462

ID on this website: 101220762

Location: Kelly Bray, Cornwall, PL17

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Stokeclimsland

Built-Up Area: Kelly Bray

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Stoke Climsland

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Chimney

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Description


STOKE CLIMSLAND STOKE ROAD
SX 37 SE
8/193 Remains of large engine
house, Holmbush Mine
- (east group)

GV II

Engine house, remains of. Early to mid-C19. Roughly coursed slate stone with granite
dressings; now roofless. Rectangular plan aligned north-south. 2 storeys with
gable of north gable end now missing. Round-headed openings to gable ends with
2 round-headed windows to apex of south gable end; rectangular openings to sides.
Formed part of Holmbush Mine, first referred to as a lead mine in C17, later
extracting copper and tin. Working ceased in 1854 but the mine later re-opened
as part of Callington United Mines from 1888-1892. (A K Hamilton Jenkin, Mines
and Miners of Cornwall, Vol. XV, Calstock, Callington and Launceston (1976),
pp 36-8).


Listing NGR: SX3579072017

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