Description

CARN BREA PIECE
SW 63 NE
8/154 Winding house approx. 30 metres
east of pump engine house to
Marriott's shaft on
South Wheal Frances sett

GV II
Winding engine house to former tin mine, now derelict. Late 1890's, for South
Frances United Mine. Granite rubble with quoins, brick arches to openings; now
roofless. Rectangular plan, 2x3 bays, on east-west axis. Two storeys, with
windows only at 1st floor, all round-headed; the 2-bay west front facing the
former shaft has a large window on the right (presumably the driver"s window),
the masonry beneath it now removed, and a smaller window to the left; the side
walls have 3 windows each and the rear has 2 windows (one damaged). Former
roof was hipped. Interior not inspected. History: formerly contained horizontal
cross compound engine made by Holman's of Camborne, with 23- and 43-inch
cylinders on plinths each side of the drum space, and a conical winding drum.
Reference: Palmer & Neaverson, op.cit.
Part of a very impressive group of remains of one of the best equipped mines in
Cornwall, closed in 1918.

Listing NGR: SW6809839379

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26454239

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
• 
  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)