Remains of 2 Annealing Ovens is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1976. Industrial.

Remains of 2 Annealing Ovens

WRENN ID
peeling-span-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1976
Type
Industrial
Address
Remains of 2 Annealing Ovens, Kelston Mills
OS grid reference
ST 694 679
Coordinates
51.41013, -2.44114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of two annealing ovens are located at Kelston Mills, dating back to the 18th century. The site features two tall, pylon-shaped chimneys, each approximately 25 feet high, made of rubble with ashlar dressings, coping, and quoins. The eastern chimney has through arches running from east to west, while the western chimney has arches from north to south. Above these arches are tall, narrow openings where balance beams once existed. The western chimney shows a 'V' mark indicating a former outbuilding on its south side. Attached to the north side of the eastern chimney is a single-storey lean-to with a double Roman tiled roof. A linking wall between the two chimneys has two segmental-headed openings. The brassworks was established in the 1760s by William Champion of Warmley and was sold to the Bristol Brass Company in 1769, operating to produce batteryware until the 1840s.

Local climate

Remains of 2 Annealing Ovens receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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