Winding Engine House To Pascoe'S Shaft On South Wheal Frances Sett Sw 677 392

The winding engine house, also known as a "whim," was built in 1878 for the former South Frances Mine, which is now derelict. It is constructed from uncoursed granite rubble with quoins, featuring a bob wall made of large dressed granite blocks and window arches of yellow brick. The upper stage of the chimney is made of brick, and the building is currently roofless. The structure has a rectangular plan oriented on a north-east/south-west axis, with the bob wall located to the north-east. In front of this wall are the winder loadings, and at the south-west corner, there is a tapered cylindrical chimney with moulded brick cornices on both stages. The rear wall includes a raised doorway, and there are round-headed openings, including a driver's window in the bob wall. Attached to the south side is the remains of a boiler house, which is mostly dilapidated, although the north-east gable wall still stands intact. The winding engine house was built during a period of expansion after the Pascoe's shaft encountered the Great Flat Lode in 1876 and contained a 36-inch cylinder.