Wheal Jenkin Group Of 2 Engine Houses And One Chimney At Sx 264 712 And Sx 265 713

LINKINHORNE SX 27 SE 6/32 Wheal Jenkin group of 2 engine - houses and one chimney at SX 264 712 and SX 265 713 II Two engine houses and one chimney at Wheal Jenkin copper mine. Late C19. Granite rubble. Plan: One engine house to south west; second engine house to north east, with chimney about 20 metres to south east. South west engine house is a tall building with granite quoins; gable end to front and rear with round-arched bob-opening to one gable end, the other gable end with a wide round-arched opening at ground floor, 2 narrower arched openings at first floor and one at the apex of the gable. Segmental-arched openings in the side walls and a lean-to. North east engine house has doorway to side and gable end, 2 window openings on the opposite side. Circular rubble tapered chimney. Not fully accessible at time of survey. Sources: Barton, D.B.: A Historical Survey of the Mines and Mineral Railways of East Cornwall and West Devon. 1964.

Listing NGR: SX2659271308