Engine House Opposite British Bakeries

The engine house opposite British Bakeries on Dolcoath Road is a derelict mine engine house with an associated boiler house, likely built in the late 19th century. It is constructed from uncoursed granite rubble with quoins, featuring a bob wall made of dressed granite blocks and window arches of brick; the building is currently roofless. The structure has a rectangular plan oriented on an east-west axis, with the bob wall located to the east and the boiler house attached to the north side, which no longer has a chimney. The engine house consists of three stages with round-headed openings. The single-storey boiler house, which is attached at right angles, has a segmental-headed doorway and three round-headed window openings. The history of the building is not well-documented, but it is presumed to have been part of Dolcoath Mine.