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Chatterley Whitfield - Chatterley Whitfield Friends - CIO The Colliery site is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive survival of a deep mine in England. Heritage Centre open every Thursday and Saturday morning.
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Site visits arranged 2nd Saturday of the month. Check Facebook for details. Preserving the Past for the Future

Whitfield Colliery represent a tiny proportion of the colliery's true size because, like most collieries, Whitfield extends a long way underground in all directions. In 1960 there are 134 buildings, not there are only 34. It even joins up with the underground passages of Wolstanton colliery. (4 mile tunnel). The surface buildings, however, are all that most people ever see of a colliery, and because the underground shafts at Whitfield are flooded, the buildings are all that remain to be seen. Nevertheless, this is a lot more than most collieries in the country, which have been completely flattened and replaced by housing developments or retail parks. The only reason the surface buildings remain at Whitfield is that after the colliery shut down in 1976, the site operated as a mining museum, housing for a while the National Coalmining Collection. The museum closed in 1993, but soon afterwards, English Heritage declared it a Scheduled Ancient Monument to protect it from demolition. Chatterley Whitfield Friends have now established a Heritage Centre and Remembrance Garden which is open Thursday and Saturday mornings.....

There are currently no volunteer vacancies. Vacancies change all the time, so it you’ve got a skill/interest then message us?

Weather may be questionable but all systems go for our last tour of the season.
10/10/2026

Weather may be questionable but all systems go for our last tour of the season.

Walkabout this morning featuring the Hesketh and tub halls.
03/10/2026

Walkabout this morning featuring the Hesketh and tub halls.

03/10/2026
03/10/2026

The tub halls, Hesketh Hempstead and winding house.

Chatterley Whitfield sidings, showing the original Victorian winding house to the Institute Headgear. This was demolish...
02/10/2026

Chatterley Whitfield sidings, showing the original Victorian winding house to the Institute Headgear. This was demolished in the 1960's when they installed an electric winder and built a new winding house.

Chatterley Whitfield site post 1938 but before the 1960's. The pit head baths which was opened in 1938 can be seen in t...
02/10/2026

Chatterley Whitfield site post 1938 but before the 1960's. The pit head baths which was opened in 1938 can be seen in the photo.

Walk about this morning…….
01/10/2026

Walk about this morning…….

Notice of Annual General Meeting.........
29/09/2026

Notice of Annual General Meeting.........

23/09/2026

Looking back - Chatterley Whitfield before the trees and heras fencing on site,

The sun is out and we are getting ready for the last day of our HOD tours. Can I take this opportunity to thank all the...
20/09/2026

The sun is out and we are getting ready for the last day of our HOD tours. Can I take this opportunity to thank all the visitors who came to support us and a massive thanks to all the members of Chatterley Whitfield Friends who made it possible.

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Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
ST68UW

Opening Hours

Thursday 9:30am - 1pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1pm

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+443001021504

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