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Bersham Colliery No 2 Winding Gear is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located near Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales, representing the region's significant coal-mining heritage. The winding gear served as essential machinery for extracting coal from the colliery shaft, facilitating the hoisting of ore and workers from the pit. The structure dates to the period of intensive coal exploitation in North Wales, when Bersham was among the major collieries operating in the Wrexham coalfield. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, it survives as physical evidence of the industrial archaeology and engineering practices characteristic of Victorian-era mining operations in Wales.
Bersham Colliery: No 2 Winding Gear is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE199. View the official record →
Bersham Colliery No 2 Winding Gear is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located near Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales, representing the region's significant coal-mining heritage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE199.
Bersham Colliery: No 2 Winding Gear dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a colliery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bersham Colliery: No 2 Winding Gear is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wynnstay Colliery Walker Fan House (5.3 km), Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House (5.3 km), Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm (5.5 km).
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