Felling Way V

Serious redevelopment of Felling Colliery, by Charles Brandling, probably began in 1776 with the first Felling engine. The new colliery had six pits served by a three-pronged waggonway system. By the early 19th century a new pit, called John, was sunk – the nucleus of Felling Colliery that lasted into the 20th century. For this new pit half a mile of track, roughly along the old Carr Hill line, was laid to the staith – but this time in iron.