Monument record 2476/2 - Bell Pits Adjacent to Danebower Colliery

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Summary

An area of bell pits and their associated spoil heaps surviving as earthworks. These are probably earlier shallower coal workings predating the deeper mine located to the east. The bell pits were dug to the level of the coal, which was then 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, 1988/1/7/3-5 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.

An area of regularly spaced bell pits (surviving as earthworks) located to the west of the Danebower Colliery.

<2> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 49 no.3825, 07/07/1971 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

<3> Airviews Ltd, 1983-5, 1983-1985 Airviews Survey, Line 39 no.097-8, 31/10/1992 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5296.

<4> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP 101025 8427-8, 25/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

<5> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 18/09/2017 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

These are probably earlier shallow workings predating the deeper mine located to the east.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Higham N J. 1984-9. Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs. N/A. N/A. 1988/1/7/3-5.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Huntings Surveys Ltd. 1971-1973. 1971-1973 County Survey. N/A. Old Cheshire. Run 49 no.3825, 07/07/1971.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Airviews Ltd. 1983-5. 1983-1985 Airviews Survey. Old Cheshire. Line 39 no.097-8, 31/10/1992.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd. 2010. 2010 Bluesky Survey. UXP 101025 8427-8, 25/10/2010.
  • <5> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. Edwards R, 18/09/2017.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 004 697 (431m by 187m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SK06NW
Civil Parish MACCLESFIELD FOREST AND WILDBOARCLOUGH, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County WILDBOARCLOUGH, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 11 2017 3:42PM