Smiths Shop is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1967. Shop, industrial ruin.
Smiths Shop
- WRENN ID
- odd-quoin-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1967
- Type
- Shop, industrial ruin
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SW 73 NE 3/254
MYLOR PERRAN WHARF Smiths shop
(formerly part of group listed as Perran Foundry)
30.5.67
GV II Smiths shop, ruin. Circa early C19. Shale rubble walling with granite quoins, jambstones and lintels.
Plan was originally of a large rectangular building adjoining Loam shop and Moulding Shop, at west (since removed and Green Sand Shop, qv.), to south. Outer walling only still standing with complete section along north side. Originally containing a water powered hammer mill and further water wheel beside south wall. (Much evidence of former use can still be seen in surviving walling).
Two storeys. North wall has two original doorways and original vertical glazed window over right-hand doorway. On the inside of the wall are stone piers at each bay.
Part of the Perran Iron Foundry, founded in 1791, and in its heyday the most important foundry in Cornwall, manufacturing some of the largest beam engines ever constructed.
Plan of Perran Foundry, circa 1860 (CRO).
Listing NGR: SW7762438481
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