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Latitude: 53.4922 / 53°29'31"N
Longitude: -1.4211 / 1°25'16"W
OS Eastings: 438502
OS Northings: 399657
OS Grid: SK385996
Mapcode National: GBR LXJ1.3V
Mapcode Global: WHDD4.4HJ4
Plus Code: 9C5WFHRH+VG
Entry Name: Elsecar Footrill
Listing Date: 4 December 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1315026
English Heritage Legacy ID: 333899
ID on this website: 101315026
Location: Elsecar, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S74
County: Barnsley
Electoral Ward/Division: Hoyland Milton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Hoyland
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Elsecar Holy Trinity
Church of England Diocese: Sheffield
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SK38509965
HOYLAND NETHER
WENTWORTH ROAD (east side, off)
Elsecar Footrill
II
Footrill (pedestrian mine entrance). Probably Possibly circa 1795. Built for the Fitzwilliam estate.
DESCRIPTION: a sunken retaining wall flanked by damaged wing walls, all built of dressed sandstone. The quoined doorway has a rebated surround and a deep lintel. The doorway is fitted with a square-latticed iron door through which can be seen the start of the ashlar-lined vaulted tunnel that provides access to the mine workings of the Barnsley coal seam.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT: although above the entrance there is an iron plaque reading: ‘THE FOOTRILL OPENED IN 1723. ENTRANCE TO THE MINEWORKINGS OF LAW WOOD COLLIERY, ALSO TO ELSECAR OLD COLLIERY’, the validity of the date on this plaque is uncertain. However the footrill is considered to be a rare survival of an early form of mine entrance and is believed to connect with C18 underground workings: ‘Law Wood’ colliery being more usually known as Low Wood or Lowwood colliery. The entrance is also thought to connect to the workings of Elsecar New Colliery opened in 1795. There is a historical reference to stonemasons being paid for walling at the footrill entrance in 1820. This mine entrance is thought to have been that used by the Earls Fitzwilliam when taking parties of aristocrats and royal acquaintances down into the Elsecar mines on tours to admire the underground workings.
Listing NGR: SK3850299657
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