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Latitude: 50.228 / 50°13'40"N
Longitude: -5.2647 / 5°15'52"W
OS Eastings: 167251
OS Northings: 41545
OS Grid: SW672415
Mapcode National: GBR Z2.2L5B
Mapcode Global: VH12J.PJNK
Plus Code: 9C2P6PHP+64
Entry Name: East Pool Mine Engine House
Listing Date: 12 September 1989
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1160518
English Heritage Legacy ID: 66695
ID on this website: 101160518
Location: Pool, Cornwall, TR15
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Carn Brea
Built-Up Area: Camborne
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Saint Illogan
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Chimney
CARN BREA FORE STREET
SE 64 SE
(south side)
5/147
Pool
9.4.75 East Pool Mine Engine House
II*
Winding engine house (or "whim") to Mitchell's shaft of former East Pool tin
mine; now National Trust working museum. 1887; restored, damaged by
thunderbolt 1987, repair in progress at time of survey (1988). Uncoursed killas
rubble with quoins, bob wall of large dressed granite blocks, window arches of
brick, cantilevered steel-frame bob platform, slate roof. Rectangular plan on
east-west axis, with bob wall to east, chimney attached at north-west corner,
lean-to boiler house on south side, fly-wheel and winding drum in front of bob
wall. Three stages, with round-headed openings including driver's window in bob
wall and large cylinder window in rear wall; prominent bob-plat projected from
3rd stage; large fly-wheel and winding drum on granite mounting in front of bob
wall. Tapered cylindrical chimney stack with brick upper stage. Interior: contains
restored 30-inch cylinder engine, beam, etc., in working order, and 2 boilers in
boiler house (not now in use). History: mine worked for copper from early C18
to 1784 as Pool Old Bal (=mine), from 1834 to 1896 producing copper and tin,
and united with Wheal Agar mine in 1897 as East Pool and Agar Limited (EPAL);
closed 1945. Reference: J.Trounson Mining in Cornwall VoL0ne (1980).
Listing NGR: SW6725141545
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