Headgear at Astley Green Colliery, Higher Green Lane, Astley Green, Tyldesley - Wigan
Pit head gear dating from 1912. The colliery site operates as a museum of coal mining, 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 has 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.
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:
- Headgear at 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