Count House And Attached Smith'S Shop At King Edward Mine

CAMBORNE SW 63 NE 8/2 Count House and attached smith's shop at King Edward Mine

GV II* Count house and attached smith's shop, now offices. Late C19, altered. Pebble-dashed render probably on rubble, corrugated sheet roofs. Rectangular plan with smith's shop attached at right-hand end of count house. Two storeys, 2+2 bays, both elements symmetrical; the count house has a central panelled door protected by an added lean-to porch, 2 windows at ground floor with altered glazing and 2 blocked windows above, and a hipped roof without chimneys; attached at the left end is a lean-to store. The smith's shop to the right, which is slightly lower, has a wide central doorway, 2 windows on each floor with altered glazing, and a hipped roof with a chimney to the right-hand side wall. Rear and interior not of special interest. History: originally belonged to South Condurrow Mine, acquired c.1897 by Camborne School of Mines, re-named King Edward Mine in 1901, and now part of a uniquely complete set of mine buildings at this site. Reference: A.W.Brooks "King Edward Mine, West Cornwall, 1897-1921", Camborne School of Mines Journal, 198-.

Listing NGR: SW6631938929