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Listed Building: HEADSTOCKS TO BRITTAIN COLLIERY AND ATTACHED MACHINERY, BUTTERLEY PARK ROAD (1109011)

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Grade II
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.'

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Sources (1)

  • 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.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 41550 51795 (point)
Map sheet SK45SW
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 29 2023 7:38PM

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