Scheduled MonumentsWalesClyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine
Post Medieval/Modern · Colliery

Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine

Wales
Cadw SAM GM469
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Colliery
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine is a nineteenth-century industrial installation located in Wales, representing the mechanised extraction technologies that characterised the region's coal mining expansion during the Industrial Revolution. The steam winding engine represents a significant phase in colliery development when such machines became essential for hauling coal and personnel from increasingly deep mine workings. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register, recognising its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Wales's industrial heritage. The surviving machinery preserves material evidence of the engineering practices and technological infrastructure that underpinned the region's dominant extractive industries during the post-medieval industrial period.

Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM469. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine?

Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine is a nineteenth-century industrial installation located in Wales, representing the mechanised extraction technologies that characterised the region's coal mining expansion during the Industrial Revolution. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM469.

What period does Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine date from?

Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a colliery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine?

Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine 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 GM469.

What other scheduled monuments are near Clyne Wood Colliery Steam Winding Machine?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clyne Valley Shaft Mounds (0.6 km), Clyne Wood Coal Level (1.2 km), Clyne Wood Arsenic & Copper Works (1.6 km).

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