Fan House and Chimney at the Former New Hawne Colliery - Dudley

Single storey coal pit fan house built in 1865 in red bricks with white bricks dressings and a slate roof. The fan house is a rare survival of a building containing a Guibal fan and is unique because it provides the earliest surviving example of large-scale induced ventilation applied to a Black Country colliery. The Winding Engine House (List Entry No. 1063765) and grade II Office, Workshop, and Store Blocks (List |Entry No. 1359614), which together form the New Hawne Colliery complex. All in poor condition.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Fan House and Chimney at the Former New Hawne Colliery

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1063766

Local Planning Authority:

Dudley

Site Type:

Commercial

Location

Building Name:

Fan House and Chimney at the Former New Hawne Colliery

County:

West Midlands

District / Borough:

Dudley

Parliamentary Constituency:

Halesowen

Region:

Midlands

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Very bad

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

A

Ownership:

Commercial company, multiple owners