Astley Green Colliery Museum

Astley Green Colliery Museum
Astley Green Colliery Museum
LocationAstley in Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°29′43″N 2°26′50″W / 53.4953°N 2.4473°W / 53.4953; -2.4473 (grid reference SJ70509996)
TypeHeritage centre
WebsiteAstley Green Colliery Museum

The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a heritage museum in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England, operated by the Red Rose Steam Society. The site was originally a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 until its closure in 1970 and is now protected as a Scheduled Monument. The museum occupies a 15-acre (6 ha) site beside the Bridgewater Canal and contains the only surviving pit headgear and engine house on the Lancashire Coalfield.

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