Barony A Frame

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,[1] it was built in 1954 as part of the modernisation of the Barony Colliery, which had been opened in 1907.[2]

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.[3][4]

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.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Hutton, Guthrie (2022). The Scottish Coal Industry. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-84033-928-4.
  2. 1 2 "Barony A-Frame". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Hosie, Louise (22 January 2008). "Charles opens £1m monument at colliery". The Herald (Scotland). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Barony Colliery (Category B Listed Building) (LB971)". Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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