Anson Pit sidings

The Anson Pit at Poynton was one of the main working shafts at the colliery and regularly raised 80,000 tons of coal a year in the late nineteenth century. The pit was a very old working, dating from the early nineteenth century, and a significant remodelling was undertaken in the 1860s to allow increased production. The works undertaken included widening the shaft at the half-way point to allow a pass-by for two cage operation, a more powerful winding engine, extensive new sidings, screens and loading area. The pit closed in 1926 but the railway loading yard under the screens survives in industrial use. This datestone has recently emerged from under the ivy. It commemorates the remodelling of the pit and is much cruder than the normal high quality datestones erected by Lord Vernon at his collieries.