The two 14ft. diameter shafts were sunk in 1874 to the Haigh Moor seam, 143 yards deep.
The upcast shaft was deepened to the Beeston seam (known locally as the Savile Park seam) in 1909 to act as an upcast shaft for the neighbouring Silkstone and Beeston workings of Whitwood Colliery on the Methley side.  After the closure of Whitwood the shaft was part filled to the Flockton horizon in 1970.
Between the years 1956 and 1958 major reconstruction included:-

  1  Deepening of the downcast shaft from Haigh Moor to Flockton horizon and the construction of a new pit bottom at that level and a connection made to the upcast shaft.
  2  Development of the Flockton seam.
  3  Completion of surface plant electrification including the installation of two electric winding engines.
  4  Installation of turntable operated minecar circuit at the downcast surface to two ton capacity minecars.

Resident Connections

When you walked over the landsale weighbridge (for weighing empty and loaded coal delivery lorries) you would see the name ‘Denison’ cast in relief in the steel. This was the same Denison family who resided in Methley and developed a nationwide business in heavy duty weighbridges.        - Denison Square

Clayton Goodall were the Leeds Engineering Company famous for the manufacture of plant of all descriptions.  The upcast headgear at Savile was made by this company.   The Clayton family resided in Clayton Villa, Station Road.   A marble headstone to the members of this family can be seen in the churchyard near to the east gate.              Clayton Close

August Holidays

Fire Fighting/First Aid Practice

Shaft Incident :1929

Stay Down Strike

Coal Mining Memorial

Savile Movie