£14.49
Steve Grudgings

Status:   In Stock, Last Copy

  •  Publication Date    2015
    Format & Edition    Paperback
    Pagination  –  162 Pages, Illustrated
    Condition    New, Minor Imperfection to Front Cover
    Genre   Mining & Industrial Heritage


The History and Industrial Archaeology of the Steam Engines of the Coalpit Heath Colliery Company by Steve Grudgings.

This book sets out to tell the technical, social, historical and archaeological stories of the stationary steam engines used by the Coalpit Heath Colliery Company between 1800 and 1949. It draws on a wide range of archival sources, including oral histories, maps and images collated by the author over a number of years.


Frog Lane Colliery
May’s Hill Colliery
Nibley Colliery
New Engine Colliery
Ram Hill Colliery
Engines at other CHCC Pits
Bitterwells Famous Water Tank
Industrial Archaeology of Steam Engines and Personal Views.