Rock Crusher Station/ore Bin c. 30 M W of Pump Engine House to Marriott's Shaft on S Wheal Carn Brea, England
Listed Building Data
Rock Crusher Station/ore Bin c. 30 M W of Pump Engine House to Marriott's Shaft on S Wheal has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1310456
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 12 September 1989
- Name
- ROCK CRUSHER STATION/ORE BIN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES WEST OF PUMP ENGINE HOUSE TO MARRIOTT'S SHAFT ON SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES SETT
- Location
- ROCK CRUSHER STATION/ORE BIN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES WEST OF PUMP ENGINE HOUSE TO MARRIOTT'S SHAFT ON SOUTH WHEAL FRANCES SETT
- Parish
- Carn Brea
- District
- Cornwall
- Grid Reference
- SW 68015 39371
- Easting
- 168015.0000
- Northing
- 39371.0000
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
CARN BREA PIECE SW 63 NE 8/156 Rock crusher station/ore bin approx. 30 metres west of pump engine house to Marriott's shaft on South Wheal Frances sett
GV II Base of rock-crusher and ore bin to former tin mine, now derelict. Late 1890's, for South Frances United Mine. Large granite rubble facing to solid core. Rectangular plan on north-south axis. High structure with sloped west side, stepped east side with an inverted V-shaped hollow. History: built to receive ore carried from headgear of shaft by elevated railway, the crushed ore stored in hoppers before carriage to West Basset stamps at Carnkie (q.v.). Reference: Palmer & Neaverson op.cit. Part of a very impressive group of remains of one of the best equipped mines in Cornwall, closed in 1918.
Listing NGR: SW6801539371
