Description

STOKE CLIMSLAND LUCKETT
SX 37 SE
8/165 Engine house approx 120m
south of Trelane
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GV II

Engine house. Mid - to late C19. Roughly coursed slate stone with red brick window
dressings; slate roof. Rectangular plan. 3 storeys. Round-headed window on each
floor to north gable end; staggered round-headed openings on east side. Remains of
associated outbuilding attached to south gable end.
Interior: Scissor-braced roof in 4 bays. First referred to in 1836 as Wheal Martha
the Luckett or New Consols Mine underwent Several changes of name and periods of
inoperation until 1867 when it became known as New Great Consols. It then continued
in use until 1879 and was concerned with the extraction of copper, silver, tin and a
small amount of gold. The mine was re-opened on a small scale in 1946 and continued
in operation until 1952 (A K HamiltonJenkin, Mines and Miners of Cornwall, Vol XV,
Calstock, Callington and Launceston (1976), p.34)

Listing NGR: SX3875573694

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579135

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)