St, Cuthbert's Road, explosives store

Former explosives store for Marley Hill Colliery. An unusual structure with a (now felted) barrel roof, which is in a semi-ruinous condition. It was built to house mixed explosives associated with the Marley Hill Colliery. Constructed primarily of brick with thick iron doors, its two rooms were divided by a 3’ wall to ensure that the explosives and detonators could be stored safely side by side. Double doors were also provided with thick perimeter walls. These facilities were a later addition to colliery sites in order to address safety problems arising out of the early practice of storage of explosives by individual miners within the mine itself. MATERIALS Brick, iron DATES 1903 LOCAL LIST