Description

BESTWOOD ST. ALBANS PARK ROAD
SK 54 NE
(south side)
4/14 Winding House and
Headstocks at
Bestwood Colliery
II*
Winding house and headstocks, 1873. Additions late C19.
Concrete and brick with stucco quoins and moulded brick and
ashlar dressings. Hipped slate and flat concrete roofs. Italian
Gothic style. Moulded plinth, string courses and cornices.
Rusticated basement and pilasters. 2 storeys plus basement, 3
bays. Square plan. Panelled west side has 3 blocked doorways.
Above, keystoned central recess containing mullioned casement.
Flanked by single recesses each with a casement. Above again, 2
rope holes and above them, central mullioned casement. Above
again, blind gable with inserted blocked rope hole. North and
south sides have each 2 transomed casements and above, 2 multi-
keystoned double lancets. Above again, 2 paired casements. East
side has adjoining service wing, 2 and 3 storeys, with parapet.
To left, door. To right, flat roofed single storey addition with
blocked opening and door. Above and above again, to left, a
casement. Interior has cast iron stages with classical ornament
and ashlar winder stair with square newel. Latticed iron minor
stairs. Matchboarded chamfered queen post truss roof on corbels,
with ornate iron reinforcement. In situ, 2 single-cylinder
vertical winding engines with overhead drum and brake gear.
Outside, trabeated concrete clad headstocks with iron lattice
stays. In situ pulleys and cage guides. Vertical winding
engines are unusual in Great Britain and these are said to be the
sole in situ example. This building is notable for the early use
of structural concrete.

Listing NGR: SK5562547379

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery official website
• Wikidata Q17547491

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  For the Record
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)