Listed Building: HEADSTOCKS TO BRITTAIN COLLIERY AND ATTACHED MACHINERY, BUTTERLEY PARK ROAD (1109011)
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Grade | II |
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Authority | Historic England |
Volume/Map/Item | 1284, 4, 66 |
Date assigned | 25 May 1988 |
Date last amended |
Description
'SK 45 SW RIPLEY BUTTERLEY PARK ROAD (north side)
4/66 Headstocks to Brittain Colliery and attached machinery
GV II
Headstock tower and attached machinery. c1848. Red brick with blue brick bands. Roofless at time of resurvey. Three storeys, single bay, circular in plan. Ground floor is wider than upper two storeys and has an advanced entrance to south side and attached walls to north. Second storey has small iron windows to east and west sides and top storey has brick cornice and large pulley wheel to south side set in long slot-like opening. Attached to the wheel are a pair of iron supports at right angles to the tower which connect with the plinth on which the gearing machinery stands. Brittain colliery was founded by Butterley Company, between 1845 and 1848, and was mined for over 50 years. F Nixon 'Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire' 1969.
Listing NGR: SK4155051795.'
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Sources (1)
- SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109011?section=official-list-entry.
Location
Grid reference | SK 41550 51795 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK45SW |
Civil Parish | RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Oct 29 2023 7:38PM