Calciner At West End Of Buddle Floor Of West Basset Stamps On North Wheal Basset Sett At Sw 687 401 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Calciner.
Calciner At West End Of Buddle Floor Of West Basset Stamps On North Wheal Basset Sett At Sw 687 401
- WRENN ID
- grim-dormer-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Type
- Calciner
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
CARN BREA CARNKIE SW 64 SE 5/139 Calciner at west end of buddle floor of West Basset Stamps on North Wheal Basset sett at SW 687 401
GV II Double Brunton calciner at tin ore dressing plant of former West Basset Mine; now derelict. 1898, altered. Coursed square granite and small rubble; now roofless. Rectangular plan on north-south axis, with 2 chambers for 16-foot rotating inclined tables. Single storey; 2 segmental-headed openings in each side wall, round-headed openings at ground level of the end walls, with remains of connecting flue to chimney at north end. History: used to burn off impurities from tin-ore concentrate. Functionally and visually an integral element of a group which is probably now unique in Cornwall. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson op.cit.
Listing NGR: SW6870040100
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