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. Repairing and maintaining the headgear will require significant investment. The Red Rose Steam Society manage the site, and are planning to take forward a repair project. Historic England will be grant-aiding an updated condition survey of the headgear, which will be used as the basis for specifying repairs.
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
Contact Details
Tamsin Cooke 0161 242 1422
Next steps
Read more about this historic site on the National Heritage List for England