Chatterley Whitfield: weigh house (22) and weigh plates

Chatterley Whitfield's weigh house, a former colliery weigh bridge from the mid-20th century, was refurbished in 2007.

The building is constructed of brick in a stretcher bond and features a hipped slate roof on the southeast half, while the remainder has a flat felt roof. The metal-framed doors and casement windows are early 21st-century replicas of the originals, and the weigh plates are made of cast iron. The structure has a rectangular plan and was built in two phases, with the earliest section located to the southeast. The weigh plates are positioned on the northeast and southwest sides of the building.

This single-storey building has a dentil cornice that supports guttering on three sides of the southeast half. The front elevation features an off-centre entrance with a metal-framed and glazed door, flanked by a continuous band of windows with concrete lintels and cills. The lintels on the northwest section are slightly chamfered, and the windows to the left of the entrance have projecting concrete mullions. The left return has a blocked doorway with a window to the right. The rear elevation mirrors the front with a similar arrangement of entrance and windows. The northwest elevation includes a central two-light casement flanked by the continuation of the windows from both side elevations. The cast-iron weigh plates are marked 'POOLEY' and '1945', with measuring equipment housed in a void beneath each plate.

Inside, the floor is tiled, and the window sills are finished with red ceramic tiles. One of the two weigh machines, made by Pooleys of Birmingham, is still present, while the second machine's location is indicated by a concrete base in the floor. The southwest end of the building is divided into two small rooms that contain a small kitchen and a lavatory and store, respectively. Most of the interior finishes and doors date from the early 21st century.