Monument record 14021 - Green Hills Colliery

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Summary

An area of bell pits and their associated spoil heaps surviving as earthworks. The tithe map records this as Green Hills Colliery. The bell pits were probably excavated to extract shallow coal deposits in this area. The shaft was dug to the level of the coal, which was them extracted by cutting out from the base of the shaft and hand winched to the surface. Typically no supports (props) were used, which limited the depth and the extent of the workings. Therefore it is quite typical to encounter sequences of bell pits which follow the line of the coal seam. This method of mining coal was in use from the medieval period till at least the eighteenth century.

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<1> Higham N J, 1984-9, Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs, 1988/1/7/7-8 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.

Series of bell pits visible as earthworks.

<2> Airviews Ltd, 1983-5, 1983-1985 Airviews Survey, Line 38 no.059, 31/10/1992 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5296.

An area of bell pits and their associated spoil heaps located south of the brook and surviving as earthworks. North of the brook are further, but fewer, possible shafts. Adjacent to the brook is a small quarry and its associated access track.

<3> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 428/2, 1849 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The area is labelled 'Green Hills Colliery'.

<4> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP 101025 8421 & 8452, 25/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

The earthworks noted in (2) are clealy visible.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9966, 1886-1889 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

The quarry noted in (2) is depicted.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9966, 1909 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

The quarry noted in (2) is depicted.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Higham N J. 1984-9. Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs. N/A. N/A. 1988/1/7/7-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Airviews Ltd. 1983-5. 1983-1985 Airviews Survey. Old Cheshire. Line 38 no.059, 31/10/1992.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 428/2, 1849.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd. 2010. 2010 Bluesky Survey. UXP 101025 8421 & 8452, 25/10/2010.
  • <5> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ9966, 1886-1889.
  • <6> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1909-1912. Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. SJ9966, 1909.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 990 665 (379m by 274m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ96NE
Civil Parish MACCLESFIELD FOREST AND WILDBOARCLOUGH, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County WILDBOARCLOUGH, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

May 4 2022 4:02PM