Travel to Baddesley Ensor and Baxterley nowadays, and the area is the epitome of rural Warwickshire. Its mining heritage is not forgotten, however, even though the mine closed in 1989. ...
1 Site of pumphouse marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a pump house dating to the Imperial period. The site is located 300m north east of Baxterley Church.
1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop where metal would have been worked during the Imperial period. It lies south of Main Road, Baxterley. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of Baddesley colliery marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a colliery, where coal was mined during the Imperial period. It lies north of Main Road, Baxterley. The colliery is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of quarry marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a quarry dating to the Imperial period. It was situated 50m west of Merevale Lane, Baxterley. The quarry is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of mine shaft marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a mine shaft dating to the Imperial period. The site is situated 500m south west of Colliery Farm. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of mine shaft marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a mine shaft dating to the Imperial period. The site is located 300m west of Merevale Lane, Baxterley. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of Baddesley colliery railway marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a railway serving Baddesley Colliery. It was constructed during the Imperial period, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
Warwickshire has a long and proud heritage of coal mining, with the Warwickshire coalfield extending across the county from Warwick to Tamworth. Towns such as Bedworth owe much of their ...
Wanting something to pass the hours during this time? Try solving some of our jigsaw puzzles of photos on our website. We used Jigsaw Explorer to create these puzzles, and hope you ...
Sightings of strange big cats roaming about the wild places of England is not something one would expect in the rural idyll of South Warwickshire or the conurbations of the ...
1 Ice house, Old Hall Farm, Baxterley.
Beamon and Roaf report two bricked archways, side by side, facing NE, are entries to a conjoined complex. Approximately 25 x 20 ft (7.5 ...
A two-roomed ice house constructed of brick and sandstone, under a tree covered mound. It lies 200 yds (180m) from the principal building and is not shown on current OS maps.
Baxterley Post Windmill was built in 1793. It had an open trestle, four common sails, ladder and tailpole.
It had ceased working by the 1880s and was demolished in 1969, with the ...