Object

Representation ID: 284

Received: 30/01/2019

Respondent: Mrs Margaret Ricketts

This land has a monument which consists of a ventilation furnace used to creating airflow throughout colliery workings and which dates from the early 19th century. It was used in association with the nearby Stanley's Pit and was out of use by 1878. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the early nineteenth century coal mining industry. The structures may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The increase in traffic will create lengthy delays also
drainage problems which have been a long standing problem.