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Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's Shaft) at SW724512

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Agnes, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3178 / 50°19'4"N

Longitude: -5.1978 / 5°11'51"W

OS Eastings: 172451

OS Northings: 51319

OS Grid: SW724513

Mapcode National: GBR Z4.K5RJ

Mapcode Global: FRA 0806.6VK

Plus Code: 9C2P8R92+4V

Entry Name: Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's Shaft) at SW724512

Listing Date: 31 October 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1328709

English Heritage Legacy ID: 63889

ID on this website: 101328709

Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: St. Agnes

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St Agnes

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Chimney

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Description


ST AGNES WHEAL KITTY
SW 75 SW
4/261 Wheal Kitty Engine House (Sara's
- Shaft) at SW724512
GV II

Pumping/winding beam engine house, including associated structures including
processing floors, all now disused. Circa mid-late C19. Slate killas walls. Brick
arches over the principal openings, timber lintels over the other openings. Brick
upper stage to chimney. Upper stage is stepped back.
Plan: Rectangular plan engine house with round chimney clasping the rear left-hand
corner. Associated dressing floors (possibly the most intact in Cornwall) nearby.
Exterior: 3 storeys. Unaltered and virtually complete elevations. Front (bob) wall
has central round-headed doorway. Rear gable end has large round-arched headed
doorway. Rear gable end has large round-arched cylinder doorway and 2 round-arched
window openings above. Right-hand (nearside) wall has 2 round-headed windows to
ground floor and similar openings midway to each upper floor. Left-hand (offside)
wall has round-headed doorway on the right and 3 small openings.
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: SW7240051200

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