Chimney To West Of De Montalt Works is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 2004. Chimney.
Chimney To West Of De Montalt Works
- WRENN ID
- haunted-newel-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 2004
- Type
- Chimney
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SUMMER LANE, Combe Down 656-1/71/2004 Chimney to west of De Montalt Works 05/08/75
GV II
Boiler stack. Mid C19. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar. PLAN: Lofty tapered shaft, approx 2.8m wide at base, with ovolo bed-mould capping below short (approx 1.2m) vertical shaft to further ovolo mould cornice. EXTERIOR: Small arched opening to base on east side, facing towards main works (qv), otherwise shaft completely plain, with moulding near the top. It was connected to boiler by stone culvert following slope up from works approx 80m to east, and was built at distance from works, when converted from water power to steam. Condition poor at time of inspection (2002). HISTORY: The precise circumstances of the building of this tall chimney are not known. Steam power was involved in the manufacture of paper, in reducing rags to fibre, and steam power was mentioned in an 1841 sales particulars drawn up for the site. A view of the works from the 1850s depicted the chimney. SOURCE: Peter Addison, `Around Combe Down¿ (1998), 85-94.
Listing NGR: ST7613761922
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