Timber-Cutting Building And Office Approx.20 Metres South Of Count House At King Edward Mine

The timber-cutting building and office, located approximately 20 meters south of the Count House at King Edward Mine, is a Grade II* listed structure built by the Camborne School of Mines between 1900 and 1909. At the time of the survey in 1988, restoration was in progress. The building features a mostly weather-boarded timber frame with some brick elements, raised on a concrete plinth, and has slurried slate roofs at slightly differing heights.

The layout is L-shaped, with the timber cutting range oriented east-west and the office forming the south wing at the west end. It is a single-storey structure; the western half of the main range consists of 7 bays facing north, with a doorway in the 7th bay and large 6-pane windows in the other bays. At the left end, a coped gable of a fire-proof cross wall protrudes through the roof, and there is one additional bay in matching style beyond this. To the east, a lower continuation of the range contains the stores, featuring a similar cross wall breaking through the roof and only two low-set small square windows.

The office wing has 3 bays, with three windows in the side walls and an entrance in the south gable. The entrance features a raised doorway at the right-hand corner, with double doors approached by a flight of concrete steps. At the rear, there is a 4-bay addition parallel to the main range, which includes a door in the first bay and 2-light windows, with a hipped roof at the west end. There are also doorways to each part of the stores, accompanied by 12-pane windows. The interior was not inspected. This building is part of a uniquely complete set of turn-of-the-century tin mining structures on the site.