Shildon Cornish engine house
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Description
...The monument includes the remains of an engine house, also known as Shildon Castle, of early 19th century date, situated adjacent to Shildon Burn. The engine house once housed a Cornish pumping engine used for the Derwent lead mines. The engine house is square-shaped, standing to five stories, and is in three stages divided by chamfered set-backs. The structure is preserved as a roofless shell with the south face of the building being constructed of tooled and margined stone.... -
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Historic England -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1006415
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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