Description

CARN BREA PIECE
SW 63 NE
8/156 Rock crusher station/ore bin
approx. 30 metres west
of pump engine house to
Marriott's shaft on
South Wheal Frances sett

GV II
Base of rock-crusher and ore bin to former tin mine, now derelict. Late 1890's,
for South Frances United Mine. Large granite rubble facing to solid core.
Rectangular plan on north-south axis. High structure with sloped west side,
stepped east side with an inverted V-shaped hollow. History: built to receive ore
carried from headgear of shaft by elevated railway, the crushed ore stored in
hoppers before carriage to West Basset stamps at Carnkie (q.v.). 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: SW6801539371

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26596881

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Recommended Books

• 
  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014