Description

ST AGNES PORTHTOWAN
SW 74 NW
7/191 Engine house at SW691479 (Wheal
- Lushington)
GV II

Pumping beam engine house, now used as a cafe with living accommodation above. Circa
early 1870s. Painted rubble walls. Brick arches over most of the openings. Round
rubble stack (truncated) clasping rear left-hand corner. Corrugated asbestos roof
with gable ends.
Plan: Rectangular plan engine house with round external chimney clasping rear left-
hand corner. Machinery intended for pumping (via adit in side of hill) never
installed.
Exterior: 2 storeys over cataract-pit basement. Original openings to all elevations.
Front (bob) wall has central round-headed doorway and round-headed window rising into
gable above. Right-hand (nearside) wall has 2 round-headed windows to each floor.
Left-hand (off-side) wall has window opening spanned by timber lintel ground floor
right. Rear wall has round-headed doorway (with a later extension) and round-headed
window above. C20 doors and windows.
Part of Wheal Towan Mine.
Interior not inspected.
Source: Sharpe, Adam and Smith, John. Engine Houses in St Agnes Parish. (Cornwall
Archaeological Unit survey for Carrick District Council.

Listing NGR: SW6910047900

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598668

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair