Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm

Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm

England
List entry 1018467
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Nag's Head engine house is a Grade II listed industrial structure located near Home Farm in Shropshire, dating to the nineteenth century. The building housed steam engine machinery associated with mining or quarrying operations characteristic of the industrial expansion in the Midlands during this period. Its survival as a standing structure provides material evidence of the technological and economic developments that shaped rural Shropshire's landscape during the industrial era. The engine house represents an important category of vernacular industrial architecture now largely disappeared from the English countryside.

Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018467. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm?

Nag's Head engine house is a Grade II listed industrial structure located near Home Farm in Shropshire, dating to the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018467.

Who is responsible for protecting Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm?

Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018467.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 640m north west of Lower Darnford (8.2 km), Castle Ring: a slight univallate hillfort on Stitt Hill, 450m south east of Stitt Cottages (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 320m north east of Upper Darnford (8.7 km).

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