Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26203
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2002
Date of Amendment
31/01/2002
Name of Property
Boiler Stack at Taylor's Shaft
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Halkyn
Town
Holywell
Locality
Hendre
Easting
320442
Northing
367788
Street Side
Location
On the S side of the engine house.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Built in 1896 (date on building). The North Hendre Lead Mine worked until 1938, and was subsequently mined for high-quality limestone for glass for Pilkingtons of St Helens until 1969.
Exterior
A tall, tapering square brick stack, part obscured by vegetation, with projecting collar beneath the cap. The S side retains a brick flue from a former bank of boilers, while the W side has a blocked round-headed opening. On the N side is a dated stone tablet.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed in association with the engine house and ore dressing shed as a rare survival of a once important local industry.
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