BREAKING: Maltby Colliery has been demolished

The demolition of Maltby Colliery. Picture: Marie Caley NWGU MC 6

The No3 winding tower at Maltby Colliery was blown up at around 1:15pm on 16th July as locals and ex-miners gathered on hilltops.

Hargreaves Services PLC, owners and operators of Maltby Colliery, have been engaging with specialist contractors since the mine ceased operations in 2012, working to remove a number of the mine’s main buildings and cap the old mine shafts.

A spokesman for Hargreaves Services plc said: “Now that work has been done to cap and seal the shafts there is no longer any need for the tower structure to remain in place.”

The demolition of Maltby Colliery. Picture: Marie Caley NWGU MC 4

A range of safety measures were put in place for the demolition including an exclusion zone to protect workforce and contractors.

There was also a brief closure of the road outside the colliery gates and a security team were in place.