Wheal Rock Chimney at Sw692348 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1988. Chimney.
Wheal Rock Chimney at Sw692348
- WRENN ID
- north-casement-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1988
- Type
- Chimney
- Address
- Wheal Rock Chimney at Sw692348, Wendron
- OS grid reference
- SW 691 348
- Coordinates
- 50.16847, -5.23355
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wheal Rock chimney, dating from around the mid 19th century, was formerly used for tin mine workings. The structure features granite rubble in the lower stage, with polychrome bands of brickwork in the upper stage, which is topped by a moulded brick collar. The chimney is round in plan and tapers upwards, with the lower stage being taller. The upper stage has a slight fall at the top.
Local climate
Wheal Rock Chimney at Sw692348 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 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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