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Huntcliffe Guibal fan house is a mid-nineteenth-century industrial ventilation structure located in Yorkshire. Built to serve the adjacent coal mine workings, the building exemplifies the engineering innovations of the Victorian mining era, particularly the adoption of Guibal fan technology for improving underground air circulation and safety. The structure represents an important advancement in colliery infrastructure, reflecting the period's growing emphasis on mechanised ventilation systems to address the hazards of deep coal extraction. As a scheduled ancient monument, it survives as material evidence of Yorkshire's significant role in the industrial revolution and the technological developments that transformed mining practice during the nineteenth century.
Huntcliffe Guibal fan house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006742. View the official record →
Huntcliffe Guibal fan house is a mid-nineteenth-century industrial ventilation structure located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006742.
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.
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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