| HER Number (PRN): | 08609 |
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| Name: | Madeley Court collieries |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
The site of a collier in operation from c.1840 to c.1910.
| Parish: | Madeley, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ60NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 69630 05017 |
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Related records
| 07282 | Part of: Coal and ironstone mines, and associated workings (Monument) |
| 07228 | Part of: Madeleycourt Iron Works (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
In 1828 land on the Madeley Court estates was bought by James Foster, an industrialist who already operated furnaces and mines in the Black Country and at Stourbridge, as well as locally at Wombridge and Calcutts. He had forges at Eardington and Hampton Loade. Foster only began to exploit the mineral resources in 1840. He moved his furnaces from Wombridge to Madeley Court in 1845-7. There were up to 17 pits in the Madeley Court colliery, and working ceased by 1911. <1>
Outline history and discussion of extant features on the site. <2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA21414 - Excavation report: Clark C & Worthington M. 1991. Madeley Court Barn, Shropshire: an archaeological evaluation. Ironbridge Archaeology Series. 33. |
| [02] | SSA23442 - Article in serial: Lewis S (ed) et al. 2009. Madeley Court, Shropshire: from monastic grange to country house hotel, excavations 1978-9 and 1987. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. 81 (2006). p1-78. pp.66-70. |
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 8 2020 3:50PM |
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