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Cobb's Engine House is a brick-built industrial structure located in Warley, Staffordshire, dating from the nineteenth century. The building served the local mining and industrial operations characteristic of the Black Country region during the Victorian era. Constructed in brick with period-appropriate architectural detailing, the structure represents the industrial heritage that defined Staffordshire's economy during the height of the Industrial Revolution. As a designated ancient monument, it preserves evidence of the technological and labour systems that sustained the region's mining and manufacturing industries.
Cobb's Engine House, Warley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005899. View the official record →
Cobb's Engine House is a brick-built industrial structure located in Warley, Staffordshire, dating from the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005899.
Cobb's Engine House, Warley 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 1005899.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime working remains in Dudley (2.5 km), Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House (2.6 km), Medieval settlement at Cooper's Bank Farm (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cobb's Engine House, Warley's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cobb's Engine House, Warley stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.