Headframe and pithead at Tower Colliery is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 November 1993. Industrial structure.

Headframe and pithead at Tower Colliery

WRENN ID
ghost-pinnacle-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 November 1993
Type
Industrial structure
Address
Headframe and pithead at Tower Colliery, Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taff
OS grid reference
SN 926 042
Coordinates
51.72685, -3.55615
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The headframe and pithead at Tower Colliery is a significant industrial structure. The headframe features four splayed supports, with two shear legs positioned towards the winder. These are connected to the verticals by two horizontal struts and two right-angle struts. There are steps along the southern shear leg leading up to a platform at the top, which provides access to the two sheaves. Internally, the headframe is boxed in with steel plates to prevent air from being drawn into the shaft, as this serves as the upcast shaft for the colliery. The pit top is enclosed by an irregular single-storey brick building situated between the legs of the frame. This building includes air lock doors for the entry of materials and personnel to the shaft top, along with tall multi-pane metal framed windows.

Local climate

Headframe and pithead at Tower Colliery sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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