Description

SW 83 NW FEOCK

4/2 Carnon Mine Engine House

II

Ruin of beam engine house. Circa 1800. Slatestone rubble with timber lintels U-
shaped on plan walling survives from rectangular structure with part of thicker bob
wall to south west, south-east wall and part of north-east wall. Originally 3 storeys over basement but remaining walling is 2 floors high. Plinth in 2 stages to top of basement level. South east wall has doorway, right, over plinth. Small opening to left, slightly higher, and further small opening above left-hand jamb of doorway.
Interior has recesses indicating position of floor structures.
A rare example of an early engine house and in an important scenic position overlooking Restronguet Creek.

Listing NGR: SW8028638810

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Carnon Mine Engine House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26452855

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)