The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire, Scotland, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Auchinleck. One hundred and eighty feet high, it was built in 1954 as part of the modernisation of the Barony Colliery, which had been opened in 1907.
The colliery closed in 1989, and in 1990 the winding engine houses, generating station and water-treatment works, as well as the A frame, were given listed building status, as category B listed structures.
It is the last remaining example of its type in Britain, and was restored in 2007 by the Barony A Frame Trust. Over £1 million was spent refurbishing the structure, including funding from Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The A-frame was reopened by Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay in January 2008.
References
- Hutton, Guthrie (2022). The Scottish Coal Industry. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-84033-928-4.
- ^ "Barony A-Frame". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Hosie, Louise (22 January 2008). "Charles opens £1m monument at colliery". The Herald (Scotland). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Barony Colliery (Category B Listed Building) (LB971)". Retrieved 25 March 2019.
External links
- Barony A-Frame, East Ayrshire Council
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