Astley Green
A working colliery from 1912 until its closure in 1970. Nationalised in 1947, 2,800 tons a day were being produced in 1967. Most of the site was cleared, but the majestic No.1 shaft steel headgear and its associated engine house complete with huge 3,300 h.p. Yates & Thom steam winding engine have survived as a lasting monument to the once massive South Lancashire coal industry and is the only surviving pit head gear in Lancashire.
-A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester
Astley Green
A working colliery from 1912 until its closure in 1970. Nationalised in 1947, 2,800 tons a day were being produced in 1967. Most of the site was cleared, but the majestic No.1 shaft steel headgear and its associated engine house complete with huge 3,300 h.p. Yates & Thom steam winding engine have survived as a lasting monument to the once massive South Lancashire coal industry and is the only surviving pit head gear in Lancashire.
-A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester