CHATTERLEY WHITFIELD PITHEAD BATHS COMPLEX, BIDDULPH ROAD

Designation: Grade II*

Condition: very bad

Occupancy: vacant/ not in use

Owner type: local authority

Originally opened in the 1860s, Chatterley Whitfield became the first mine in Britain to draw more than a million tons of coal in a year in 1937. The pithead baths and canteen were erected at

this time and are of interest as an example of large-scale provision for miners in the early 20th century.

On the closure of the mine, the buildings were used to accommodate a museum which has since closed. The whole colliery site is now vacant and these buildings are in very poor condition. The city council is continuing to explore longer term proposals which include reuse of the site.