Pleasley Colliery, Chesterfield Road, Pleasley, Derbyshire

The engine house at the former Pleasley Colliery dates from 1873. Inside were a pair of large steam winding engines. These powered the two lifts that took miners underground up until the closure of the mine. The headstocks at the top of the 2 shafts leading underground were built in 1898 and 1904. Pleasley Colliery was one of the first pits in the country to use electricity underground.

Location

Derbyshire Pleasley

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

coal mining colliery machinery industry work victorian (1837 - 1901)