Chatterley Whitfield Colliery By Drone 4K

Chatterley Whitfield is a disused coal mine on the outskirts of Chell, near Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire. It is one of the most complete former collieries in Europe. As such it has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a host of buildings on the site have Listed Building status. In its heyday, Chatterley Whitfield was one of the most productive sites in the country, and in 1937 was the first colliery to produce over one million tons of coal in a year.
Chatterley Whitfield, is situated on the North Staffordshire Coalfield, where evidence suggests coal was first extracted in the fourteenth century, and the first records of mining activity date from the 1750s. By the 1800s a colliery had started to develop with a number of shafts being sank. A great deal of expansion took place during the 1850s and 1860s.
The colliery suffered badly during the recession of the late 1920s and early 1930s, but as the economy recovered in the years leading up to the Second World War, over £300,000 was invested in new plant, workshops and railway equipment, leading to record-breaking years in 1937-9. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the coal industry was nationalised, and the colliery saw significant modernisation.
In 1974 it was decided that Whitfield coal could be more easily worked from Wolstanton Colliery and an underground roadway was driven to join the two pits. Chatterley Whitfield ceased production on 25th March 1977.

[@ladyintheskyuk]

Stunning footage 👌 Beautifully captured 👌 lovely video

[@jimmytheflyguy7313]

Superb footage 👍👌

[@Mark1DigitalMedia]

Fantastic Dave. Love the black and white to colour. Big thumbs up. 👍

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thankyou Mark.

[@dominiclloyd1716]

Thankyou this is amazing to see my childhood playground super fun and super dangerous. I

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thanks, glad you like it, it is an amazing place.

[@gfrst1695]

Hi! Awesome footages! Can I use part of this video on another youtube video? Of course with source appearance.

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Hi, what is your video about ?

[@1gazzarobbo]

love it excelent sound aswell good job

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thanks Gary.👍

[@WhiteRoseAdventures]

Beautiful shots :D

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thankyou, KZbin for some reason has cut off the last few seconds, its ment to finish with a fade out.

[@SinkyYT]

I'm off to see if anyone has made a video exploring the inside of this place. 👍

[@joshsimpson7035]

I’ve been inside here it’s amazing, if you are going go in be aware that there’s a big remote camera in the middle near the tall chimney lol it reacts to any movement

[@dominiclloyd1716]

As a child I went through all this very dangerous in the eighties so I imagine its an absolute death trap now

[@joshsimpson7035]

Dominic Lloyd indeed lol

[@orbytl2799]

someone been inside recently , they just put part1 of the footage up, more on the way i live close by and ride my bike round there often, its an awesome place, decaying though badly and dangerous kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5nYq4lvntpgY6s

[@djph.photography8420]

Absolutely love this, I’m thinking of flying this weekend around there weather permitting and came across your video. Fantastic footage well done.

[@angelaaird4089]

Wow just fantastic 😊

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thankyou Angie.

[@aerialeyedronediaries2708]

Top job 👏🏻

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thank you. 👍

[@lipsonjonathan211]

Great transition from BW to color.

[@portsmouthaerialmedia]

Thankyou Jon 👍