Group of 3 Chimney Stacks at West Wheal Tolgus on West Side of Tolskithy Valley at SW 680 425 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Chimney stack.

Group of 3 Chimney Stacks at West Wheal Tolgus on West Side of Tolskithy Valley at SW 680 425

WRENN ID
upper-lead-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Camborne and Redruth MP: Perran Moon (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Chimney stack
Address
Group of 3 Chimney Stacks at West Wheal Tolgus on West Side of Tolskithy Valley at SW 680 425, Carn Brea
OS grid reference
SW 680 425
Coordinates
50.23734, -5.25448
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of three chimney stacks located at West Wheal Tolgus on the west side of the Tolskithy Valley. They are likely from the mid to late 19th century and are probably linked to the processing of tin streamings. The stacks are constructed from uncoursed granite rubble and some brick. They are grouped within a radius of no more than 20 meters and are all cylindrical in shape, with a slight taper. The southernmost stack is stout and short, featuring remains of a former brick upper stage. The northern stack is slender and has remnants of a brick cornice, while the eastern stack shows a distinct step between its stout stone base and the remains of its brick upper stage. Together, these chimney stacks create a striking visual group near the new A30 trunk road.

Local climate

Group of 3 Chimney Stacks at West Wheal Tolgus on West Side of Tolskithy Valley at SW 680 425 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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