 It cost £9 million to realign and restructure the pit.The colliery was situated between Agecroft Road (A6044), Dell Avenue and the Manchester to Bolton railway line.The old Nos 3 and 4 shafts were reused and a new No 5 shaft sunk (2,000 feet in depth, 24 feet in diameter) for coal winding using a Koepe-type winding tower.