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Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House is a Post Medieval and Modern industrial structure located in Denbighshire, Wales, serving as a designated Scheduled Ancient Monument. The building functioned as an engine house for the colliery operations, housing the winding machinery essential to coal extraction and pit management during the industrial period. The structure represents an important example of nineteenth-century mining infrastructure in Wales, reflecting the region's significant role in the industrial economy. The engine house retains evidence of its functional industrial design, typical of colliery buildings constructed to accommodate the substantial machinery required for deep mining operations.
Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE190. View the official record →
Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House is a Post Medieval and Modern industrial structure located in Denbighshire, Wales, serving as a designated Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE190.
Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a engine house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House 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 DE190.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A 1.43km length of the Ellesmere Canal and associated features at Chirk Bank (6.2 km), Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank (6.3 km), Roman military site at Rhyn Park (6.4 km).
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