2-357-427 - Worldwide Photography/Heritage-Images

The new headgear at Kilnhurst Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1957. The new headgear under construction at Kilnhurst Colliery near Rotherham. The original pit was sunk in 1859 and until 1924 it was operated by J&J Charlsworth and Co. The pit was sold along with its associated brickworks to Stuart and Lloyd Ltd. The brickworks closed in 1975 and the last coal was mined in 1989. The site was redeveloped to accomodate industrial units.