Description

TG 41 SW UPTON WITH FISHLEY

1807/2/10008 Engine House immediately
south-east of Black Mill

II

Engine house. c1840. Red brick laid in Flemish bond; hipped slate roof.
EXTERIOR: One storey; square plan, with small outshut to north and west under corrugated iron roofs. North elevation with gabled outshut with double timber doors to left of doorway under gauged skewback arch.
West elevation with vertical weatherboarding to outshut (which protects differential gearing of turbine). Ghost of very large scoopwheel against mainwall driven by original steam engine. South elevation with one 6/6 unhorned sash under gauged skewback arch to left and an inserted plank door to right. East elevation with 2 6/6 unhorned sashes under gauged skewback arches to left and one blocked doorway to right.
INTERIOR: 2 rooms of unequal size. Boarded ceiling. West room with diesel engine of c.1930 by Ruston of Lincoln (Hornsby & Ruston), with flywheel set within intact protective timber cage. East room with 2 cylindrical fuel tanks and iron water tank in roof space supported on paired joists.

Listing NGR: TG4051314106

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656804

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)