Monument record 2609/1/8 - Nelson Pit

This pot was sunk in 1847-9 to work the Accomodation seam. The spoil heaps still stand. It was connected to the Anson Pit by a narrow guage tramway. Poynton was once a coal mining community with the colliery operating from the 17th century until its closure in 1935. A network of railway branch lines linked the different pits and allowed the coal to be transported to Manchester, Winsford and Crewe. A number of terraced cottages built for the miners can be found in Poynton.