The village had no public houses, but there was an institute that would serve workers no more than three glasses of beer a day.

The colliery company employed a policeman and anti-social behavior could result in fines or dismissal.

[1] Two-storey cottages with attics were built in terraces of eight in red brick with a decorative first floor band and saw tooth eaves cornices.

Gabled dormers to the attics have two-light casements with small panel glazing.

[4] Citations Bibliography [1] Media related to New Bolsover model village at Wikimedia Commons