Former Colliery Offices Now Administration Block is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 2001. Administration block.

Former Colliery Offices Now Administration Block

WRENN ID
lapsed-outpost-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 2001
Type
Administration block
Address
Former Colliery Offices Now Administration Block, Ashington
OS grid reference
NZ 287 883
Coordinates
55.18879, -1.54974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Colliery Offices, now serving as the administration block for the Colliery Museum, was built in 1912 and restored around 1990. The building is constructed of yellow brick with ashlar dressing and features a slate roof with terracotta ridge pieces.

The north front has a prominent three-window center with single-storey wings on either side. The two-storey central gable contains three glazing bar sash windows on the ground floor, with a slightly wider central window. Above this is a large three-light casement window. The left wing features a sash window, a plain door, three additional sash windows, and another plain door. On the right side, there is a single panelled door followed by two sash windows.

The south front showcases a gabled two-storey center with three windows, flanked by single-storey wings. The central entrance has a plain door with an overlight, flanked by pairs of small sash windows, and features a small plaque inscribed "1912." Above this entrance is a large glazing bar sash window, flanked by smaller casements. To the left, there are three sash windows and a 20th-century doorway, while to the right, there are two sash windows and two inserted 20th-century doors.

This office building was originally constructed to accommodate the colliery manager, under-manager, clerks, and other officials, and it also included an office for the union representative.

Local climate

Former Colliery Offices Now Administration Block receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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