Pump Engine House To Pascoe'S Shaft On South Wheal Frances Sett At Sw 678 393

CARN BREA TRESKILLARD SW 63 NE 8/173 Pump engine house to Pascoe's shaft on South Wheal Frances sett at SW 678 393

GV II Pump engine house to former tin mine, now derelict. 1888, for South Frances mine. Uncoursed granite rubble with bob wall of large dressed granite blocks, window arches of polychrome brick, brick upper stage to chimney; now roofless. Rectangular plan on north-south axis, with bob wall to north, chimney attached at south-west corner. Three stages, with mostly round-headed openings, including an unusually large driver's window in the bob wall, a large cylinder door in the rear wall, and unusual tall lancet windows (3 in the rear wall, 6 and 3 in the east and west sides). Tapered cylindrical chimney with brick cornices to both stages. History: built to replace former pumping system by flat-rod connections from Marriott's shaft; contained 80-inch cylinder powered by 4 (subsequently 6) Cornish boilers. Reference: Palmer & Neaverson op.cit. Forms group with winding engine house, its functional partner to west.

Listing NGR: SW6780039300