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Site of post-medieval Pillowell Coal Level, located near Corner Road, Pillowell.
County: Gloucestershire
District: FOREST OF DEAN
Parish: WEST DEAN
NGR: SO 62 06
Monument Number: 10907
HER 10907 DESCRIPTION:-
c.1880 - 'Pillow-well Level (Coal)' is recorded on the OS 1st edition 25" map. {Source Work 5134.}
c.1900 - Shown as 'Pillowell Coal Level' on the OS 2nd edition 25" map. {Source Work 5136.}
c.1925 - Shown as 'Pillowell Coal Level (Disused)' on the OS 3rd edition 25" map. {Source Work 5138}
Minor colliery site noted in source 3311.
2003 - This area was mapped at 1:10,000 scale as part of the English Heritage: Gloucestershire NMP project.
The earthwork remains of the post medieval colliery Pillowell Level were seen on the western edge of Pillowell centred on SO 6241 0620. The colliery remains consisted of two spoil heaps centred at SO 6241 0623 and SO 6241 0612 and possibly three nearby buildings. {Source Works 4249, 7549 and 6880.}

Monuments
COLLIERY(POST MEDIEVAL)
SPOIL HEAP(POST MEDIEVAL)
SPOIL HEAP(POST MEDIEVAL)

Protection Status

Sources and further reading
5138;Ordnance Survey;1920-1926;OS 3rd County Series: 25 inch map;Vol:0;
3311;Hobday M;1994;Vol:0;
5134;Ordnance Survey;1878-1882;OS 1st County Series (1:2500 / 25");Vol:0;
5136;Ordnance Survey;1900-1907;OS 2nd County Series (1:2500 / 25");Vol:0;
4249;Historic England;Various;Vol:0;
7549;English Heritage;2003-4;The Forest of Dean and Cotswolds National Mapping Programme Project maps;
6880;RAF (1946);1946;
15250;Various;2003-4;

Related records
HER   5702     Severn and Wye Railway (disused), from Lydney to Lydbrook, with docks branch and a mineral loop. (Cookson terrace has LBII status).
FOREST OF DEAN & NORTH COTSWOLDS NMP PROJECT;1362224

Source
Gloucestershire County Council: Historic Environment Record Archive