Description

SD 94 NE CONONLEY STOCKSHOTT LANE
(East Side
2/125
Smithy to south-east of Engine
House at Cononley Lead Mine

GV II

Smithy, c 1842, probably by Stephen Eddy, for the Duke of Devonshire. Coursed rubble
stone, roofless. Single bay, square in plan, originally 2 storeys, now one. North
side has doorcase to right with a plain stone lintel, stonework above missing, and
bricked-up square opening to left. Similar opening to west wall. Interior has blocked
fire place to east wall with rubble relieving arch above. Building derelict and dis-
used. Originally 2 smiths from Cornwall were employed here to repair pitwork, sharpen
machinery and drill steels. Part of a group of lead mine buildings at Cononley erected
by the Duke of Devonshire's agents between 1842 and 1847. Included for group value only.

Listing NGR: SD9796246079

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603246

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House