Monument record MLI88550 - The Kirkstead shaft 1819

Summary

The Kirkstead shaft 1819. Dug in the expectation of finding commercial deposits of coal.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Abandoned, Post Medieval - 1819 AD to 1821 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A shaft sunk in 1819 in an attempt to find coal at Kirkstead. It was owned by Samuel Staniforth a builder from Boston. It seems to have been abandoned after about two hundred yards (180m) probably early in 1821. No coal seams were found. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Article in Serial: Czajkowski, M.. 2000. 'The Kirkstead (Woodhall Spa) coalfield' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.35, pp.59-61.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 18118 62426 (101m by 100m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish WOODHALL SPA, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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