Jun 20th, 2008
Bestwood Colliery to be converted into a visitor attraction
Plans to convert the Victorian Bestwood Winding Engine House, in Bestwood Country Park, Nottingham, into a visitor attraction has been given the go ahead. The restoration of the Grade 2 listed building will preserve one of the few remaining twin-cylinder, vertical winding steam engines used for English coal mining. It is funded by a £1.1 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £300,000 from the Greater Nottingham Partnership and additional funding from the county council. A nearby electrical sub-station, Dynamo House, will also be restored and the remaining structure will be extended and converted into a visitor centre, with historical exhibition on the Winding House. Construction will be begin in August 2008 and is expected to be completed by summer 2009.