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The conserved engine house at at Giew Mine forms a prominent landmark alongside the old St. Ives-Penzance road (B3311).

It once housed a 50-inch pumping engine erected on Frank's shaft in 1871 as part of a reworking started in 1869 under the name South Providence. An inscription on the bob wall reads "SP 1871". By that time the shaft was already 142 fathoms (260 metres) below adit, the mine having being previously worked for tin under various names - Durlo Mine, Reeth Consolidated and Billa Consols.

Adjoining the house to the west are the walls of the boiler house, which contained two boilers. the brick collar at the top of the stack is modern and the tall brick structure which would have surmounted the granite base is missing.

Between 1908 and 1923, the mine worked as part of St. Ives Consols. Frank's shaft was sunk to a final depth of 244 fathoms (446 metres) and the engine house was converted for use an an ore bin.

In the distance to the right across the B3311 can be seen the tall chimney stack of the old Porthia china-clay works