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Fears over 'iconic' chimney
The Sentinel
|October 22, 2025
Grade II-listed structure is cordoned off
CONCERNS are growing over the future of the 'iconic' chimney at an historic coal mine.
The Grade II-listed chimney stack at Chatterley Whitfield has been cordoned off after a structural survey uncovered a number of issues.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, which owns the site, says that the cap at the top of the 55-metre chimney needs replacing in order to prevent 'water and detritus ingress'. The exclusion perimeter will remain in place until the repairs are carried out, or a scaffold is put in place to prevent materials falling from height.
It is not yet known when the repair work will take place, but the council says the process could take 'some time'.
Dave Evans, ward councillor for Baddeley, Milton and Norton, pictured, submitted a formal question after noticing the cordon during a recent heritage open day. In a written response, council leader Jane Ashworth explained that the authority is liaising with Heritage England over the planned repairs, and that regular visual inspections are being carried out.
This story is from the October 22, 2025 edition of The Sentinel.
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