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Huntcliffe Guibal fan house

England
List entry 1006742
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006742
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 69724 21443
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Huntcliffe Guibal fan house is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located in Yorkshire, England. The building represents an example of Victorian mining infrastructure, specifically designed to house ventilation equipment for underground coal mining operations. The Guibal fan, a French innovation, was employed to improve air circulation and safety conditions within mines during this period. The structure survives as evidence of the technological advancement and engineering solutions applied to coal extraction during the industrial era in northern England.

Huntcliffe Guibal fan house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006742. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Huntcliffe Guibal fan house?

Huntcliffe Guibal fan house is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006742.

Who is responsible for protecting Huntcliffe Guibal fan house?

Huntcliffe Guibal fan house 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 1006742.

What other scheduled monuments are near Huntcliffe Guibal fan house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House (9.6 km), Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House (9.6 km), Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm (9.7 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
9.6 km
Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
9.6 km
Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
9.7 km
Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
9.7 km
Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
9.8 km
Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
9.9 km
Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
10.1 km
Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Huntcliffe Guibal fan house

Huntcliffe Guibal fan house stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

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