Description

CARN BREA TRESKILLARD
SW 63 NE
8/173 Pump engine house to Pascoe's
shaft on South Wheal Frances
sett at SW 678 393

GV II
Pump engine house to former tin mine, now derelict. 1888, for South Frances
mine. Uncoursed granite rubble with bob wall of large dressed granite blocks,
window arches of polychrome brick, brick upper stage to chimney; now roofless.
Rectangular plan on north-south axis, with bob wall to north, chimney attached
at south-west corner. Three stages, with mostly round-headed openings, including
an unusually large driver's window in the bob wall, a large cylinder door in the
rear wall, and unusual tall lancet windows (3 in the rear wall, 6 and 3 in the
east and west sides). Tapered cylindrical chimney with brick cornices to both
stages. History: built to replace former pumping system by flat-rod connections
from Marriott's shaft; contained 80-inch cylinder powered by 4 (subsequently 6)
Cornish boilers. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson op.cit.
Forms group with winding engine house, its functional partner to west.

Listing NGR: SW6780039300

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613535

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