Description

CARN BREA TINCROFT ROAD
SW 64 SE
(north side, off)
5/162
Pump engine house to
Chappel's shaft of
Old Cook's Kitchen Mine
at SW 664 405

GV II
Pump engine house to former copper and tin mine; now derelict. Probably early
to mid C19. Uncoursed granite rubble with quoins, bob wall of dressed granite
blocks; now roofless. Rectangular plan on north-south axis, with bob wall to
south. Three stages; round-headed driver's window in bob wall, with granite
voussoirs and keystone, various square-headed windows with wooden or granite
lintels including larger window (or door) in rear wall, the masonry beneath it
collapsed, and 2 small beam holes above this window; tie-plates and straps to
front and rear walls. History: Cook's Kitchen mine was one of the earliest mines
in the area, known to have been working for copper in early C18, and also one
of the deepest (reaching 3000 feet), and most profitable; closed in 1913.
Reference: J.Trounson Mining in Cornwall Volume One (1985).
Forms prominent group with its detached chimney to the north and winding
engine to the east (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SW6640040500

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613516

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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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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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