Tolgus Calciner, New Portreath Road, Redruth - Cornwall (UA)
Remains of a calciner used in the production of arsenic. It has been vacant for many years and is vulnerable with a damaged main roof and a collapsed adjoining tin-roofed extension. The main hipped slate roof of the building has been damaged through vandalism and there is an urgent need for weather proofing.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1021240
- Local Planning Authority:
- Cornwall (UA)
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Industrial building
Location
- Building Name:
- Tolgus Calciner
- Street Name:
- New Portreath Road
- Unitary Authority:
- Cornwall (UA)
- Parish:
- Redruth
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Camborne and Redruth
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Vacant/not in use
- Priority:
- A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- A
- Ownership:
- Mixed, multiple owners
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument, LB grade II, WHS
Contact Details
Ann Preston-Jones 07917 642388
