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Engine House at SW691479 (Wheal Lushington)

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Agnes, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2862 / 50°17'10"N

Longitude: -5.2419 / 5°14'30"W

OS Eastings: 169155

OS Northings: 47942

OS Grid: SW691479

Mapcode National: GBR Z3.903R

Mapcode Global: VH12C.325F

Plus Code: 9C2P7QP5+F6

Entry Name: Engine House at SW691479 (Wheal Lushington)

Listing Date: 31 October 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1312176

English Heritage Legacy ID: 63819

ID on this website: 101312176

Location: Porthtowan, Cornwall, TR4

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: St. Agnes

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Mount Hawke with Mithian

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Chimney

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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

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