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Archaeological Building Recording of Buildings 18, 19, 20 and 21,Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire NGR SJ 8841 5323 |
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Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The Pit Head Baths complex at Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent was recorded in advance of refurbishment by Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The complex comprises buildings 18: Baths, 19: Canteen, 20: Medical Centre/ Deployment Wing and 21: Rescue Station, built between 1937 and 1976. The Baths and the Canteen were built by the Miners Welfare Commission in 1937 and are indicative of improvements in miner's welfare made from the early 1900s onwards. The Baths retained many of the original furniture and fittings specific to such a building. As the colliery grew, extra accommodation was added to the Canteen in the form of Building 21, built by 1951, and originally known as the feeding centre. Further changes were made following new standards introduced with nationalisation in 1947. In the mid-1950s Building 21 was altered to accommodate a dedicated rescue station, although little trace of this was identified within the structure. Building 21 was built in the mid-1960s as a Deployment Wing when a new, more efficient system of deployment was introduced. Following the closure of the colliery in 1976 the internal layout of the buildings was significantly altered. In particular the ground floor of the Baths was subdivided into office and workshop space for rental. The Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum took over many of the buildings from 1978 until closure in 1991. Under their occupation Building 19 remained in use as the Canteen, however, Building 21 was partitioned to accommodate museum offices. More recently the buildings have been unoccupied with the exception of Building 20 which has been refurbished as a meeting place for the Friends of Chatterley Whitfield. |
Author: |
Zoe Sutherland
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Publisher: |
Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Stoke-on-Trent City HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Chatterley Whitfield Colliery |
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STOKE ON TRENT |
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Stoke-on-Trent |
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Staffordshire |
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England |
Grid Reference: 388410, 353230 (Easting, Northing)
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stokeont2-56136 |
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Report No. 244 |
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Spiral bound A4 document of 64 pages (single sided). Includes non-technical summary, introduction, methodology, historical background, descriptions of the buildings, discussion, conclusions, references, an appendix, figures and plates.
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |