Kiln Chimney at Sx 005597 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Kiln chimney.

Kiln Chimney at Sx 005597

WRENN ID
watchful-lancet-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1987
Type
Kiln chimney
Address
Kiln Chimney at Sx 005597, Roche
OS grid reference
SX 005 597
Coordinates
50.40328, -4.80752
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 19th-century kiln chimney from a china clay works. It is constructed of granite rubble and features cast iron banding. The chimney has a circular plan and is tapered, with nine cast iron bands. The remainder of the kiln is no longer present.

Local climate

Kiln Chimney at Sx 005597 receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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