Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Taylor's Shaft Engine House
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2002
- Locality
- Hendre
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Halkyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.20131, -3.19262
- Cadw reference
- 26202
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
At the former North Hendre Lead Mine, in woodland on the N side of the A541 E of Hendre Villas.
History
Probably built in 1896, the date on the adjacent boiler stack. 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 brick engine house of 2-storey height, built on a sloping site, in derelict condition with slate roof missing. The SW gable end has a central round-headed basement doorway, while the main storey has 2 round-headed windows, retaining wood frames but the glazing bars missing. The side walls both have pairs of round-headed windows set back from the ends, while on the R side there is also a lintelled doorway at the R end. Against the rear, where the ground level is higher, is a central round-headed window flanked by tall and narrow lintelled openings for winding cables.
Interior
A brick and concrete engine bed retains holding down bolts and related sockets for a horizontally mounted engine. The basement is comprised of a central passage providing access to the bases of the holding down bolts. The 4-bay roof retains its king-post trusses with diagonal struts, that stand on shallow wall shafts.
Reason for designation
Listed, with associated stack and dressing house, as a rare survivial of a once important local industry.
Nearby in the register
- Boiler Stack at Taylor's ShaftIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Ore Dressing ShedIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Brick Kiln and StackIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Lygan UchafDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.