Kiln Chimney at Sx 005596 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Chimney.

Kiln Chimney at Sx 005596

WRENN ID
tired-buttress-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1987
Type
Chimney
Address
Kiln Chimney at Sx 005596, Roche
OS grid reference
SX 007 596
Coordinates
50.40278, -4.80562
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a kiln chimney from a china clay works, built in the late 19th century. It features a circular plan and is constructed from granite ashlar and brick. The chimney is tapered and has a moulded collar at the top of the lower stage. Above this, it continues in brick, culminating in a cornice and a blocking course at the top. There are also remains of a large rectangular plan building adjacent to the chimney.

Local climate

Kiln Chimney at Sx 005596 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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