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The former Elsecar New Colliery is a scheduled ancient monument in South Yorkshire comprising the remains of an eighteenth-century coal mine with associated industrial structures. The site is dominated by the Elsecar Newcomen Engine, a beam engine installed in 1795 to pump water from the mine workings, which represents a significant surviving example of Newcomen engine technology from the late Industrial Revolution. The engine house and related pithead infrastructure remain substantial archaeological features that illustrate the technical and organisational complexity of late Georgian coal extraction. The colliery operated as part of the wider Elsecar ironworks complex developed under the patronage of the Earl Fitzwilliam, and the site preserves important evidence of early industrial mechanisation in South Yorkshire.
The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004790. View the official record →
The former Elsecar New Colliery is a scheduled ancient monument in South Yorkshire comprising the remains of an eighteenth-century coal mine with associated industrial structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004790.
The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine 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 1004790.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road (6.3 km), Standing cross at the Church of St Mary (6.7 km), Kimberworth motte and bailey castle (6.7 km).
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