Scott's Pit Engine House is a Grade II* listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 10 September 2003. Engine house.

Scott's Pit Engine House

WRENN ID
low-soffit-bone
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Country
Wales
Date first listed
10 September 2003
Type
Engine house
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Cornish engine house, rubble stone with C20 mertal sheet roof. Massive external chimney breast on rear wall stepped in in four stages, the first two stages large, the upper two smaller and then with tapering brick stack. The front wall has big segmental arched gable opening with stone voussiors for the beam and a narrower one at ground level. S side is higher due to falling ground. Big ground floor opening with segmental arch in red brick, then first to right and above a cambered-headed door with orange brick head. Above again a blocked small arched opening with red brick head and above again a cambered-arched door with orange brick head. The orange brick heads are of later date than the red brick. N side has first floor camber-headed door with orange brick head and above an arched small opening with orange brick head and to right of this another cambered-headed door.

All floors removed. Retains big platform for the cylinder.

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