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Astley Green Colliery engine house and headgear is a late nineteenth-century industrial monument located in Lancashire that represents the mechanical infrastructure essential to coal extraction during the height of British mining operations. The site comprises a substantial engine house structure designed to house the powerful steam engines that operated the pit's winding gear, alongside the associated headgear framework that supported the pulley systems for raising and lowering miners and coal. Dating from the 1870s, the complex reflects the technological sophistication of Victorian mining engineering and remains a significant example of colliery architecture from this period. The monument stands as evidence of Lancashire's industrial heritage and the crucial role of mechanisation in nineteenth-century coal mining operations.
Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017061. View the official record →
Astley Green Colliery engine house and headgear is a late nineteenth-century industrial monument located in Lancashire that represents the mechanical infrastructure essential to coal extraction during the height of British mining operations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017061.
Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear 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 1017061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley Hospital (1.3 km), Morley's Hall moated site (1.6 km), Canal tunnel entrances and wharf (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.