Octagonal Ventilation Shaft About 140 Metres South Of Canonteign Barton is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1988. A Victorian Ventilation shaft.
Octagonal Ventilation Shaft About 140 Metres South Of Canonteign Barton
- WRENN ID
- eternal-tracery-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1988
- Type
- Ventilation shaft
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The octagonal ventilation shaft, located about 140 metres south of Canonteign Barton, was built in 1853 as part of the Wheal Exmouth lead and barytes mine. Constructed from stone rubble with granite ashlar quoins, this tall, tapering shaft features a battered base and is incomplete at the top, designed in an unusually ornamental style that complements the nearby engine house. Wheal Exmouth operated from the 1850s to 1880 and employed 70 underground workers in 1863. The mine site was visible from Canonteign House, which was built in 1828 but later obscured by tree planting. The ornate design of the shaft was likely intended to enhance the view from Canonteign House.
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