Parkfield Colliery, near Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire, was sunk in 1851 under the ownership of Handel Cossham.
They formed a new company to manage their assets called The Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood and Parkfield Collieries Ltd.[2] A survey of Parkfield Colliery at the time of sale noted that it had two horizontal direct-acting steam winding engines each with 28in cylinders, a 4 ft stroke and a drum 15 ft in diameter.
The pit had an endless haulage system comprising a beam engine and two galvanized ropes, each 990 ft in length.
By 1936 flooding was becoming problematic and, combined with increasing pumping costs and decreasing coal reserves, the pit became uneconomic.
[3] Brandy Bottom Colliery which used steam powered machinery in the 19th century has been scheduled as an ancient monument.