Description

CARN BREA CARNKIE
SW 64 SE
5/139 Calciner at west end of
buddle floor of West Basset
Stamps on North Wheal Basset
sett at SW 687 401

GV II
Double Brunton calciner at tin ore dressing plant of former West Basset Mine;
now derelict. 1898, altered. Coursed square granite and small rubble; now
roofless. Rectangular plan on north-south axis, with 2 chambers for 16-foot
rotating inclined tables. Single storey; 2 segmental-headed openings in each side
wall, round-headed openings at ground level of the end walls, with remains of
connecting flue to chimney at north end. History: used to burn off impurities
from tin-ore concentrate. Functionally and visually an integral element of a
group which is probably now unique in Cornwall. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson
op.cit.

Listing NGR: SW6870040100

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435423

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)