Winding House Approximately 30 Metres East Of Pump Engine House To Marriott'S Shaft On South Wheal Frances Sett

CARN BREA PIECE SW 63 NE 8/154 Winding house approx. 30 metres east of pump engine house to Marriott's shaft on South Wheal Frances sett

GV II Winding engine house to former tin mine, now derelict. Late 1890's, for South Frances United Mine. Granite rubble with quoins, brick arches to openings; now roofless. Rectangular plan, 2x3 bays, on east-west axis. Two storeys, with windows only at 1st floor, all round-headed; the 2-bay west front facing the former shaft has a large window on the right (presumably the driver"s window), the masonry beneath it now removed, and a smaller window to the left; the side walls have 3 windows each and the rear has 2 windows (one damaged). Former roof was hipped. Interior not inspected. History: formerly contained horizontal cross compound engine made by Holman's of Camborne, with 23- and 43-inch cylinders on plinths each side of the drum space, and a conical winding drum. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson, op.cit. Part of a very impressive group of remains of one of the best equipped mines in Cornwall, closed in 1918.

Listing NGR: SW6809839379