Property Details

The Site Comprises Of The Former Wheldale Colliery Site Which Extends To 12.56 Ha (31 Acres) And Is Allocated For Employment Purposes. The Site Currently Comprises Open Grassland With Trees And Shrubs Around The Margins And A Former Haul Road Running Through The Site. Development Of The Southern Part Of The Site (gasometer, Railway Lines And Embankments) Had Started By 1893 And The Eastern And Northern Parts (railway Sidings, Buildings And A Pond) By 1933. Other Parts Of The Site Have Been Occupied Since Then By Additional Railway Lines, Colliery Buildings And Slurry Lagoons. The Lagoons And Pond Have Been In Filled And The Site Partially Reclaimed By 1996.