THE COAL MINING HISTORY RESOURCE CENTRE

Collieries of Ashton-in-Makerfield

PARK COLLIERY

Situated in Liverpool Road, it was the last working colliery in Ashton.

Park No.1 Colliery c.1900

 

The building in the foreground was the pithead baths and is still in use today. The engine beds for the winding engines can still be seen and the shafts are capped with large concrete squares.

 


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