Brinsley Colliery. (1)
Mine (dis) - buildings shown. (2)
Grid ref centred.

Brinsley Colliery was sunk in the 19th century, but by 1870 the good quality hard top coal had been nearly exhausted, and a second shaft was sunk to a depth of 780 feet. The tandem headstock was erected at this time. Each cage was suspended from a steel cable and held six men, the cable passing over the winding wheels to the drum of a steam winding engine. The beams were made of wood. At its peak of production the colliery produced around 500 tons of coal a day and employed 361 men. By 1930 coal reserves had been exhausted but the shafts were kept open until 1970 for access to neighbouring pits. The headstocks stand on the original site in Brinsley. The site has now been landscaped . DH Lawrence's father worked here. (3) (4)

<1> OS, 1916, 1:2500, County Series 1916 (Map). SNT1025.

Other Refs: 32/13

<2> OS, 1966, 1:10560 1966 (Map). SNT1009.

<3> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<4> Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse (Website). SNT6126.