Winding Engine House at Ngr Sj 3742 0215 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1986. Engine house.

Winding Engine House at Ngr Sj 3742 0215

WRENN ID
white-passage-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1986
Type
Engine house
Address
Winding Engine House at Ngr Sj 3742 0215, Worthen with Shelve
OS grid reference
SJ 374 021
Coordinates
52.61347, -2.92562
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The winding engine house, dating from the late 19th century, is located in Snailbeach Lead Mine, Worthen. It is built from regularly coursed limestone rubble, featuring engineering and red brick dressings, and is currently roofless. The structure has a rectangular plan and consists of two levels, with flat-headed window openings that have stone and wooden lintels on the long sides. An external staircase with a cast-iron handrail leads to a blocked doorway at the north-east gable end. This building was likely constructed in the 1870s as part of significant improvements to the mine.

Local climate

Winding Engine House at Ngr Sj 3742 0215 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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