Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel
Pithead Wheel

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Hanley Deep Pit was closed in 1962. Afterwards, the land was reclaimed and transformed into a public park, now known as Central Forest Park. The 'Pithead Wheel' serves as a monument to the former use of the land for mining.
Title

Pithead Wheel

Date

1969

Medium

cast iron

Measurements

H 320 x W 320 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 120 x W 140 x D 310 cm

Accession number

ST1_AEB_S004

Acquisition method

commissioned by the National Coal Board

Work type

Readymade

Owner

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Custodian

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

29th April 1969

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plaque on pedestal: CITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT / THIS PIECE OF MINING EQUIPMENT WAS PLACED HERE BY / HON. LORD ROBERTS OF WOLDINGHAM, P.C., D.C.L., / CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COAL BOARD / TO MARK THE FIRST STAGE OF MAJOR LAND RECLAMATION / ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER HANLEY DEEP PIT. / 29TH. APRIL 1969

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Located at

Union Street / Town Road, Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2QA

Located at Central Forest Park, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.