Detached Chimney at Sw6232295, West Wheal Metal is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1987. Chimney.

Detached Chimney at Sw6232295, West Wheal Metal

WRENN ID
grey-doorway-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1987
Type
Chimney
Address
Detached Chimney at Sw6232295, West Wheal Metal, Breage
OS grid reference
SW 622 295
Coordinates
50.11794, -5.32663
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The detached chimney at West Wheal Metal, built in 1881, serves the beam engine house located on lower ground. It is constructed from killas rubble with some granite rubble at the lower stage, while the upper stage features polychrome brick. The chimney is round in plan and consists of two tapered stages. It has an echinus mould at the brick collar, which is topped by a tapered brick shaft adorned with polychrome banding and diaper work. This chimney is noted for its possibly unique brickwork decoration. The contemporary engine house is located to the northwest. The date of construction is sourced from Kenneth Brown, a council member of the Trevithick Society.

Local climate

Detached Chimney at Sw6232295, West Wheal Metal receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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