Monument record MDR7950 - Granville Colliery (No. 1) Swadlincote
Type and Period (1)
- COLLIERY (Georgian to Victorian - 1817 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
(SK 3055 1905) Granville Colliery (named on map) ; Old Shaft (named on map) (1) Granville Colliery (No. 1) named on OS map of 1887). A railway connects this colliery with the Woodville Branch Railway. (2-4) Area shown as open ground on the OS map of 1977; a short section of railway/tramway is depicted, together with hachured earthworks (5)
Nothing seen on the ground. The area has been much landscaped in the construction of the South Derbyshire Ski Centre (6).
Granville Colliery was sunk in 1817. (7-9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR17386 Map: OS. 1887. OS County series 1:10560, sheet Derbys LX NE/Leics XV NE. Surveyed 1879-81, published 1887. 1:10560.
- <2> SDR17643 Map: OS. 1902. OS County Series: 1:10560 Sheet Derbys LX NE/Leics XV NE. Second edition 1902. 1:10560.
- <3> SDR18953 Map: OS. 1925. OS County Series 1:10560. Derbys LX NE/Leics XV NE Edition of 1925, revised 1920-1.
- <4> SDR17639 Map: OS. 1938. OS County Series: 1:10560. Derbys LX NE/Leics XV NE. Provisional edition, revision of 1920-1, with additions in 1938. 1:10560.
- <5> SDR12489 Map: OS. 1977. OS:10000 1977.
- <6> SDR18955 Index: Malone, S (RCHME). 1994. National Forest Project Index: UID 924111.
- <7> SDR18957 Index: Andrew, W (RCHME). 1995. New National Forest Project: UID 924111.
- <8> SDR17376 Unpublished document: Spavold, J.. 1981. Pits, Pots and People.
- <9> SDR17378 Article in serial: Griffin, C. P.. 1981. Colliery Owners and Trade Unionism: The Case of South Derbyshire in the mid 19th Century. Volume 6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 30520 19101 (608m by 226m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWADLINCOTE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 21 2019 1:07PM