Surrounded by open country, the planned mining village in 1900 included everything a community could want. By the time it was established it included: a school, mission church and village hall, methodist chapel, cooperative store, cobblers, allotments, a doctor’s surgery, cricket pavilion and pitch and a public house/hotel
Original coal fired open range c1900
With the Pithead just behind these houses were built following the above village plan. The majority (Deputies had slightly better houses with small front gardens) were 3 up, 2 down terraces with front doors that led from the living room directly onto the street and back doors leading to a yard.
Ground floor plan of a typical miners terrace house c1900