Former Miner's Dry to North West of Wheal Drea Pumping Engine House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Former miner's dry.

Former Miner's Dry to North West of Wheal Drea Pumping Engine House

WRENN ID
white-corner-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Former miner's dry
Address
Former Miner's Dry to North West of Wheal Drea Pumping Engine House, St. Just
OS grid reference
SW 365 323
Coordinates
50.1326, -5.68789
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former miner's dry, located to the northwest of the Wheal Drea Pumping Engine House, dates from the mid-19th century. It is constructed of granite rubble brought to course and features a hipped scantle slate roof with ridge tiles that serve as vents. The building has a rectangular plan and is one storey high. The northwest elevation includes a mid-20th century concrete block extension at the southern end. It has late 19th and early 20th century horned sashes in three window openings under the eaves, with the leftmost window being smaller, and a doorway to the right. The interior has not been inspected. This structure is a very rare example of its type to have survived from a former tin mine.

Local climate

Former Miner's Dry to North West of Wheal Drea Pumping Engine House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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