NEHL - A coal shaft was located on the far south end of Churchill Street in the latter half of the 19th century. It was previously known as Copperas Lane, and does not appear on the maps dating from the 1850s.

There are sadly no indicators as to who owned it and when it was operational, though the shaft may still have been in situ in the 1940s as per aerial imagery. A group of 3 trees indicates where the shaft is located today, with the housing development constructed around the shaft, presumably to avoid any extra hazard.

It may have been a ventilation shaft for a nearby working.