Washingwells, Watergate Colliery, miners' steps

Priestman Collieries Ltd built a designated footpath from their Broom Lane housing estate (HER 9303) to Watergate Colliery (HER 7000) to ensure that the miners got to work on time. The cobbled path still survives as do the 'miners steps' built of colliery bricks stamped with the letters 'APC' and concrete. There is a second set of steps, recently uncovered by park volunteers, again built of bricks with sections of stone and concrete, but less well-preserved. There is also another path NZ 2122 6039 to NZ 2168 5983 also from Broom Lane.