The winding-engine house chimney base at Whiston Incline

The winding-engine house chimney base at Whiston Incline dates from around 1829 and was designed by George Stephenson for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway company.

Constructed from sandstone, likely sourced from the rock through which the Whiston incline is cut, the chimney base is situated on the bedrock at the junction of the Stoney Lane over-bridge and the south wall of the cutting, to the east of the bridge.

The base is designed as a Classical pedestal, square in shape and approximately 3 metres high. It features ashlar stonework with a stepped and cyma-recta moulded plinth, a dado with recessed panels, a cyma-reversa moulded cornice, and a short square plinth for the chimney shaft, all of which are vertically tooled. Notably, the external angles are decorated with horizontal grooves. The upper surface includes a circular flue hole measuring around two feet in diameter. As of 2024, the structure shows some damage, including graffiti and vegetation growth.