Astley Green Colliery, Higher Green Lane, Astley Green, Tyldesley - Wigan
Coal pit headgear and engine house dating from 1912. The colliery site operates as Lancashire Mining Museum. The Red Rose Steam Society manages the site on a lease from Wigan Council, and hopes to take forward a project to repair the headgear. Historic England grant-aided an updated condition survey of the headgear, which will be used as the basis for specifying repairs. Repairing and maintaining the headgear will require significant investment. The engine house has localised issues such as spalling brickwork and vegetation growth at high level. The steam engine is in good working condition.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1017061
- Local Planning Authority:
- Wigan
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Mining industry site
Location
- Building Name:
- Astley Green Colliery
- Street Name:
- Higher Green Lane
- Locality:
- Astley Green, Tyldesley
- County:
- Greater Manchester
- District / Borough:
- Wigan
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Leigh
- Region:
- North West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Not applicable
- Priority:
- C - Slow decay; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- C
- Ownership:
- Charity (heritage)
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument and Listed Building grade II, LB grade II
- List Entry Number(s):
- 1017061 and 1068445
Contact Details
Philippa Prior 0161 242 1446
