Hesketh Pit

The Hesketh Pit of Chatterley Whitfield colliery forlornly awaits its fate. The shaft was sunk in 1914 although the colliery dates back to 1863.

It is 32 years since the colliery closed and 15 years since the mining museum closed. There seems little hope that funding will ever be found to conserve the structures that are rapidly decaying.