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New Hawne Colliery
New Hawne Colliery
	The winding engine house
Coordinates	52°27′34.366″N 2°3′52.708″W / 52.45954611°N 2.06464111°W
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	8 October 1975
Reference no.	1063765
	Shown in West Midlands

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New Hawne Colliery is .... It is Grade II* listed.

History

It is regarded as the last working colliery in the Black Country. The mine, owned by the New British Iron Company, began producing coal in 1864, and minerals were also mined. Since deposits of minerals were thought to exist to the south, permission was given in 1873 to extend the mining area 38 acres southwards. Ownership of the colliery passed to the family of Shelah Garratt (died 1893), coal-master and owner of Hawne Bank Farm, which lay on the extended area of mining. His son Job (died 1909) continued the business.

There was increased difficulty with the drainage of the mine; in 1919, 351,360 gallons of water per day was being pumped out, and an average of only 692 tons of coal was produced per week.....

1926 United Kingdom general strike.

There are three listed buildings on the site of the colliery. The winding engine house, listed Grade II, is a brick single-storey building in which no machinery remains; the fan house and chimney, listed Grade II*, houses a Guibal fan....

Fan house (to the rear) and chimney

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References

[listing1-1] Historic England. "Winding engine house at the former New Hawne Colliery (1063765)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[listing2-2] Historic England. "Fan house and chimney at the former New Hawne Colliery (1063766)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[listing3-3] Historic England. "Offfice, workshops and stores block at the former New Hawne Colliery (1359614)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

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