Towanroath Engine House at SW699500
TOWANROATH ENGINE HOUSE AT SW699500
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141501
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Towanroath Engine House at SW699500
- Statutory Address:
- TOWANROATH ENGINE HOUSE AT SW699500
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141501
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Towanroath Engine House at SW699500
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWANROATH ENGINE HOUSE AT SW699500
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOWANROATH ENGINE HOUSE AT SW699500
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Agnes
- National Grid Reference:
- SW6987550007
Details
ST AGNES WHEAL COATES
SW 75 SW
4/253 Towanroath Engine House at
- SW699500
GV II
Pumping beam engine house and associated structure, disused. Circa late C19, partly
rebuilt in the C20 by the National Trust, Killas rubble. Brick arches over the
principal openings. Brick to upper part of chimneys.
Plan: Rectangular plan engine house with round chimney clasping the rear left-hand
corner and the foundation walls of a former horizontal engine adjoining at the rear.
No surviving wooden floor, roof structure or machinery.
Exterior: 3 storeys over basement. Round-head openings with brick voussors. Front
(bob) wall has tall integral doorway rear gable wall has central openings to each
floor. Right-hand (nearside) wall has small basement opening, on the left, and 2
ground floor window openings. Left-hand (offside) wall is blind.
Source: Sharpe, Adam and Smith, John. Engine Houses in St Agnes Parish. (Cornwall
Archaeological Unit survey for Carrick District Council.
Listing NGR: SW6987550007
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63881
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sharpe, A, Smith, J, Engine Houses in St Agnes Parish, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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