Engine House North Wheal (Innes) Shaft, East Wheal Rose Mine, And Associated Works

ST NEWLYN EAST METHA ROAD SW 85 NW (south side) 1/45 Engine House North wheal (Innes) shaft, East Wheal Rose Mine, and associated works.

GV II Engine house of the resurrected East Wheal rose mine, 1881-2, to work lead and silver to maximum of 170 fathoms. Killas stone and granite with pale buff brick quoins and dressings, Local slate roof (collapsed Nov.1987) Plan. Rectangular pumping engine house, with brick cheeks against north gable formerly supporting condensor cistern. In front, square opening to shaft. On east side remains of walls of structure of unknown purpose and base, possibly of capstan. From engine house, underground flues pass approx 53m to chimney to east, (q.v.) passing sites of 5 or 7 no. boilers, the flues returning behind the boilers to the south end of the engine house. Ground floor of engine house has low opening to west: first floor has large wide arched openings in both gables to accommodate arms of bob, that on north later narrowed. Upper floor has deep rectangular slot openings 2 on east, 4 on south and 2 on west, with similar openings to top, dressing, floor. South gable has circular feature in gable with cross, said to be in commemoration of the great disaster here on 9th July 1846 when 39 miners died in a flash floor. Engine was the famous Harvey's 100 inch, originally built for Great Wheal Vor mine in 1854 and later working the Hendre Lead Mine, Flintshire, the largest engine ever made, with a new 55 ton bob. Sold again after closure to the Cumberland Iron Mining and Smelting Co (Whitchem Mines).

(H.J.Douch, 'East Wheal Rose'. (1964). K. Brown interpretation of 11.4.1980)

Listing NGR: SW8382355784