Element record L2300 - Engine site, Awsworth

Summary

BELL PIT (Post Medieval to Hanoverian); ENGINE (Post Medieval to Hanoverian); MOUND (Post Medieval to Hanoverian)

Location

Grid reference SK 48620 44109 (point)
Map sheet SK44SE
District Broxtowe
Civil Parish Awsworth, Broxtowe

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Engine site - presumably coal mining. (1) (2)
Only visible evidence is mound of earth, concrete floor. Shaft itself has been filled in (10/07/1968). (4)
Light toned mounds indicative of bell pit shaft mounds. 4 features, 21-30m in diameter. (5)


<1> Notts CC, 1979, Features of Local Interest (Unpublished document). SNT173.

<2> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.

<3> OS, 1914, 1:2500, County Series 1914 (Map). SNT1023.

Other Refs: 37/10

<4> CBA, Industrial Survey (Published document). SNT184.

Other Refs: IA4 1/2

<5> Cox C, 1997, Early Coal Mining in West Notts - Evidence from Vertical Aerial Photographs, p 48 (Unpublished document). SNT2296.

<6> Fairey Surveys, 1968, Vertical Air Photos (Aerial photograph). SNT2298.

Other Refs: 3/462

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Notts CC. 1979. Features of Local Interest.
  • <2> Map: Sanderson G. 1835. 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in.
  • <3> Map: OS. 1914. 1:2500, County Series 1914.
  • <4> Published document: CBA. Industrial Survey.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Cox C. 1997. Early Coal Mining in West Notts - Evidence from Vertical Aerial Photographs. p 48.
  • <6> Aerial photograph: Fairey Surveys. 1968. Vertical Air Photos.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Oct 1 2025 1:44PM

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