Engine House and Chimney at Druid Copper Mine is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1973. Engine house, chimney.
Engine House and Chimney at Druid Copper Mine
- WRENN ID
- vast-lancet-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1973
- Type
- Engine house, chimney
- Address
- Engine House and Chimney at Druid Copper Mine, Ashburton, Teignbridge
- OS grid reference
- SX 745 715
- Coordinates
- 50.5306, -3.77202
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The engine house and chimney at Druid Copper Mine are in ruins and likely date from the mid 19th century. The structure is built of stone rubble, with the chimney featuring a red-brick top. The roof of the engine house has been removed, leaving a single chamber that is roughly square in shape. Approximately 8.5 meters to the east stands the circular chimney. To the west of the engine house lies the mineshaft, and to the north, there is a series of below-ground chambers. The engine house is a tall building, likely two storeys high, and originally included an underground chamber. Most of the walls are still standing, although some masonry has collapsed at the top.
The east side of the engine house features a tall round-arched doorway, with similar, smaller openings on the south and west sides. The south side appears to have been decorated with pilaster-strips. On the north side, there is a tall narrow opening, presumably for machinery. The chimney is nearly complete, with a cornice at the top made of projecting brick courses, and above that, a short brick shaft with round-arched panels on its sides. According to the owner, the mine ceased operations in 1888.
Local climate
Engine House and Chimney at Druid Copper Mine receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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