Monument record 15743/2 - Bunkers Hill Colliery Canal Wharf

<1> North Staffordshire Mining Research Group, Various, Collieries, Footrails and Seams in The North Staffordshire Coalfield From 1700 to 1947, http://nsmg.apedale.co.uk/Mouldspits/bpits.htm (Web Site). SCH8993.

The last Bunkers Hill colliery was sunk by William Rigby and Company in 1853-4. Prior to the construction of the Audley branch of the North Staffordshire Railway in 1870, the coal was transported to a wharf on the Trent and Mersey Canal by a rope hauled tubway or tramway.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 110/2, 1839 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Neither the tramway, the incline, or the canal wharf are depicted on this map.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8155 (1873-1891) (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Not depicted on this map.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8155 (1898-1899) (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts the canal wharf to the north between the North Staffordshire Railway line and the Trent and Mersey Canal, and to the west of the Townfield Locks. The colliery tramway enters the wharf from the south through an accommodation bridge under the railway. The tramway line splits to run along the wharf-side. A square building is located to the immediate east of where the tramway line enters the wharf area. A further building is located at the western end of the wharf area. It is labelled Coal Wharf.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8254 (1909) & SJ8155 (1909 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

The buildings depicted on the 1898-1899 map are still extant, but the tramway is not depicted and there is no label.

<6> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, 106G UK 645 (11/08/1945) or 106G UK 1459 (02/04/1946) (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

The buildings depicted on the 1898-1899 map are still extant.

<7> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, HSL UK 73 55 Run 38 no.1113, 15/05/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

The eastern building has been demolished. The western building is still extant.