Compressor House
Compressor House is a ruins in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. Compressor House is situated nearby to the ruins Marriott’s Pumping Engine House, as well as near the historic site Marriott’s Shaft.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and King Edward Mine.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1 mile southeast of Compressor House.
King Edward Mine
Museum
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine owned by Cornwall Council. At the end of the 19th century, students at the Camborne School of Mines spent much of their time doing practical mining and tin dressing work in the local tin mines. King Edward Mine is situated 1 mile west of Compressor House.
Carn Brea Castle
Restaurant
Photo: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carn Brea Castle on Carn Brea is a 14th-century grade II listed granite stone building which was extensively remodelled in the 18th century as a hunting lodge in the style of a castle for the Basset family. The building is in private use as a restaurant. Carn Brea Castle is situated 1 mile north of Compressor House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piece and Carnkie.
Carnkie
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carnkie is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one and a half miles south west of Redruth. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea.
Bolenowe
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolenowe is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one-and-a-half miles southeast of Camborne. It consists of cottages that are spread apart by large gardens, the only amenities are a post box and a red phone box that has now been decommissioned.
Compressor House
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building, mine, and historic site
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.20885° or 50° 12′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.25235° or 5° 15′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C2P6P5X+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 353236915OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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