Description

CARN BREA PIECE
SW 63 NE
8/155 Compressor house approx. 7
metres west of pump engine house
to Marriott's shaft on
South Wheal Frances sett

GV II
Compressor house to former tin mine, now derelict. Late 1890's, for South
Frances United Mine. Uncoursed granite rubble with quoins, brick arches to
openings; now roofless. Rectangular plan, 3x2 bays, on north-south axis. Two
storeys, with round-headed windows at 1st floor; the west side has a square-
headed doorway up 4 steps near the left (north) end, 7 small rectangular
openings at ground level (tunnels or conduits which pierce the foundations
laterally), and 3 large windows at 1st floor; the opposite side is similar except
for the doorway, and the gable walls have square-headed windows at ground
floor, round-headed above, and small circular windows at the apex. Interior: solid
concrete plinth to 1st floor level, with central cut-out and central fly-wheel
recess. History: formerly contained cross-compound 2-stage plant by Fraser and
Chalmers, capable of working 30 rock drills. 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: SW6804139376

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26454244

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)