Survey Data
Reg No
41402408
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Chimney
Date
1865 - 1870
Coordinates
271809, 316790
Date Recorded
24/05/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding square-plan tapered red brick industrial chimney, built 1866, now disused. Cut granite string course and moulded stone cornice with cut granite top. Red brick walls in English garden wall bond, some bricks damaged, and with hole to one face. Date plaque removed from west elevation. Segmental-arch opening to base of west elevation.
Appraisal
Formerly part of a linen mill complex, this is the sole surviving element above ground, the other buildings having been demolished. It forms part of a group of mill-related buildings, including milling complexes and mill races, in and around Creeve. This chimney is a notable structure, visible for some distance in the area, and is a reminder of the industrial heritage of the Creeve area. A date plaque, now removed, indicated it was built in 1866. Its continued existence is testament to its skilled design and construction.