Chimney and Associated Boiler House Immediately North of Blue Hills Engine House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1988. Chimney and boiler house.

Chimney and Associated Boiler House Immediately North of Blue Hills Engine House

WRENN ID
hushed-finial-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Camborne and Redruth MP: Perran Moon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1988
Type
Chimney and boiler house
Address
Chimney and Associated Boiler House Immediately North of Blue Hills Engine House, St. Agnes
OS grid reference
SW 728 517
Coordinates
50.32139, -5.19219
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chimney and associated boiler house, located immediately north of the Blue Hills Engine House, date from the mid-19th century and are part of the Blue Hills Mine. The chimney is constructed from Killas rubble and features a stepped brick collar, with the remains of a brick shaft above. The rectangular boiler house is connected to the round chimney, which is situated on higher ground, by an underground flue. The boiler house is currently roofless, and some of its walls have collapsed. The chimney remains intact up to the collar level, while the boiler house includes an arched furnace opening positioned low at the front.

Local climate

Chimney and Associated Boiler House Immediately North of Blue Hills Engine House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% 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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