Former Candlehouse at Snailbeach Lead Mine is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1989. Industrial building.

Former Candlehouse at Snailbeach Lead Mine

WRENN ID
stark-chimney-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1989
Type
Industrial building
Address
Former Candlehouse at Snailbeach Lead Mine, Worthen with Shelve
OS grid reference
SJ 376 021
Coordinates
52.61308, -2.92252
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former candlehouse at Snailbeach Lead Mine dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble stone with brick dressings and has a Welsh slate roof. The building is single storey with a central double door flanked by small single-light windows on either side. There are two similar windows on the left side and at the rear. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Former Candlehouse at Snailbeach Lead Mine receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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