Key Words :- coal mine colliery

Viewing the Site :- Upper site is in industrial use so ask permission before visiting, the lower headgear site is public.

Address :- Oaks Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 1HT
Grid Ref :- SE 36449 06394
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.552916 , Long -1.45131
Local Authority :- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1413541,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- c1900 -

Description and History of Site:-
Two brick structures. The engine house with gabled roof and ventilators and pithead structure at base of steel headgear dating from 1980 re-sinking but in traditional style.
Colliery winding engine house and pit head structures of c1900 origin, but modernised 1956. Last significant surviving structures with a historical connection to the 1866 Oaks Colliery Disaster, England's worst mining accident.

Further Reading and References:-
Bayliss, D (ed). A guide to the industrial history of South Yorkshire. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1995, item B14.
Margaret Lindsay Faull. 'Commemorating Coal Mining Worldwide: international museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining]'. BAR International Series, 2022

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