The new visitor centre at Snibston Colliery was created to bring visitors back to the site of the former Snibston Discovery Park which closed in 2016.
The former colliery’s pit headstocks are scheduled monuments and the site’s owner, Leicestershire County Council, proposed a new visitor centre and café to kickstart regeneration in the area.
The industrial heritage site is again a popular school trip destination and the play area and mountain bike trail are busy.
Snibston Colliery was operational for 150 years until 1986 and the headstocks and other listed buildings are part of the region’s industrial heritage.
The new visitor centre includes a café, meeting room, offices and other facilities. Although modest in scale, the visitor centre has had a profound effect as a catalyst for further regeneration.
The project was constructed using off-site panels. It features zinc cladding and a saw tooth roof invoking the industrial feel of the area.
| Client: Leicestershire County Council |
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| Contractor: Fortem |
| Architect to planning: The Environment Partnership |
| Architect post-planning and lead consultant: A+G Architects |
| Structural and civil engineer: BSP Consulting |
| Mechanical and electrical: BEM Services |
| Off-site fabricator: Innovaré Systems |
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