Winding House, Heapstead And Headstock At Caphouse Colliery

The winding house, heapstead, and headstock at Caphouse Colliery were built in 1876 and later. The winding house is constructed from coursed, squared stone and features a stone slate roof. The heapstead has a stone base, while the upper part is made of brick with steel and concrete reinforcement, topped with an asbestos roof. The wooden headstock has been reinforced with later steelwork.

The winding house has a central doorway accessed by stone steps and displays a tablet that reads "ELK (Emma Lister Kaye) 1876." There are round-arched windows on either side of the doorway and two similar windows at the rear, one of which has been converted into a doorway. The base of the heapstead features round-arched, brick-vaulted openings leading to the shaft head.

In 1987, a stone building was added to the north side, designed to match the winding house. This addition has concrete and brickwork enclosing the upper part and a hipped asbestos roof. The headstock tapers, with wooden sections plated at the joints and the lower parts encased in concrete. It features cast-iron spoked winding wheels, and later steelwork ramps lead down to the winding house. The wooden headstock is believed to be the last surviving example in Yorkshire.

Inside the winding house, there is the original Davy Bros. twin cylinder steam winding engine, which was regularly used until 1974 and occasionally until 1981. The shaft is thought to date from 1791 and was originally sunk for James Milnes. Sir John Lister Kaye of Denby Grange purchased the lease in 1827, and a new company took over in 1917. Other attached buildings are not included in this listing.