Ventilation Furnace is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1984. Ventilation furnace. 1 related planning application.

Ventilation Furnace

WRENN ID
high-dormer-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1984
Type
Ventilation furnace
Address
Ventilation Furnace, Golden Valley Lane, Bitton, BS30 6NY
OS grid reference
ST 690 710
Coordinates
51.43775, -2.4468
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a former ventilation furnace and chimney from the Golden Valley coal mine, dating from around 1840 to 1850. It was restored in 1984 by the Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society. The chimney is tapered and constructed from random stone rubble, topped with brick capping. The furnace itself is lined with brick. This ventilation furnace was specifically designed to draw foul air from the underground workings of the mine and is reputed to be the oldest of its kind.

Local climate

Ventilation Furnace receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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