Taylor's Shaft Engine House, Halkyn, Flintshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2013 / 53°12'4"N

Longitude: -3.1926 / 3°11'33"W

OS Eastings: 320432

OS Northings: 367801

OS Grid: SJ204678

Mapcode National: GBR 6X.2BZB

Mapcode Global: WH76Y.XSWP

Plus Code: 9C5R6R24+GX

Entry Name: Taylor's Shaft Engine House

Listing Date: 31 January 2002

Last Amended: 31 January 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26202

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300026202

Location: At the former North Hendre Lead Mine, in woodland on the N side of the A541 E of Hendre Villas.

County: Flintshire

Town: Holywell

Community: Halkyn (Helygain)

Community: Halkyn

Locality: Hendre

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Probably built in 1896, the date on the adjacent boiler stack. The North Hendre Lead Mine worked until 1938, and was subsequently mined for high-quality limestone for glass for Pilkingtons of St Helens until 1969.

Exterior

A brick engine house of 2-storey height, built on a sloping site, in derelict condition with slate roof missing. The SW gable end has a central round-headed basement doorway, while the main storey has 2 round-headed windows, retaining wood frames but the glazing bars missing. The side walls both have pairs of round-headed windows set back from the ends, while on the R side there is also a lintelled doorway at the R end. Against the rear, where the ground level is higher, is a central round-headed window flanked by tall and narrow lintelled openings for winding cables.

Interior

A brick and concrete engine bed retains holding down bolts and related sockets for a horizontally mounted engine. The basement is comprised of a central passage providing access to the bases of the holding down bolts. The 4-bay roof retains its king-post trusses with diagonal struts, that stand on shallow wall shafts.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, with associated stack and dressing house, as a rare survivial of a once important local industry.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Boiler Stack at Taylor's Shaft
On the S side of the engine house.
II Ore Dressing Shed
To the SW of the engine house.
II Brick Kiln and Stack
At the former Hendre Brickworks, on waste ground on the N side of the A541 NW of Ruby Houses and the junction with a minor road to Rhosesmor.
II Lygan Uchaf
Approximately 1.3km WSW of Rhosesmor church, reached by farm road E of a minor road between Hendre and Moel-y-crio. At the S end of a yard with L-shaped farm range.
II Lime Kiln
Situated at the northern edge of the village beside the by road off the A541 which runs through the village.
II Engine House at Hendre
Situated in the side of a hill on the edge of Hendre Quarry approximately 0.3km NW of Hendre. Reached from a private road to Hendre Quarry running N off the A541 near Hendre.
II* Church of St John
Situated in the churchyard close to the centre of the village
II Lime Kiln
E of Foel Farm, approximately 300m NW of the parish church, set back on the N side of a minor road between Rhosesmor and Moel-y-crio.

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Taylor's Shaft Engine House

A Grade II Listed Building in Halkyn, Flintshire