Former Chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1985. Chimney.

Former Chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine

WRENN ID
sheer-marble-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Camborne and Redruth MP: Perran Moon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1985
Type
Chimney
Address
Former Chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine, St. Agnes
OS grid reference
SW 719 505
Coordinates
50.31046, -5.20451
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine is a detached structure dating from around 1889, part of the West Wheal Kitty Mine complex. The lower stage is constructed from killas and granite rubble, while the upper stage is made of brick. The chimney is round in plan and features a tapered design. It has a stepped brick collar between the two stages and a similar, but smaller, collar near the top.

Local climate

Former Chimney of West Wheal Kitty Mine receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% 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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