History

The Van mines were exploited for lead from 1866, and were managed by Captain William Williams and owned by Earl Vane. A new shaft, known as Seaham's, was sunk c1870 to the S of the original deep shaft. Due to its depth a Cornish pumping engine was brought in from elsewhere, and erected c1876. This boiler stack was connected to the former engine house, which is no longer standing above ground level; the outline of the mine shaft is visible to the E and has recently been infilled. The engine house is shown on the Ordnance Survey of 1903, and in a photo of 1932.

Exterior

Tall tapering octagonal stack of yellow firebrick with moulded octagonal iron cap to top, beneath which is a brick band. The shaft rests on a square brick base with moulded capstone.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a prominent and well-preserved boiler stack, a survival from an important regional industry, of which little else remains above ground level.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29505808

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014