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There are substantial remains of a row of cottages above the New Kilns, known by some as Black Houses although I think that might just relate to buildings closer to the main track.
The mines and railway closed between 1926 and 1929, so presumably the cottages were abandoned at the same time.
Directly adjacted to the cottages are a block of workshops.
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A single wall remains by the side of the track, the stucture once held a water tank.
It can be easily located walking down from the Lion Inn
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The culvert tunnels through a sizeable enbankment at the head of the valley, and carries the River Seven under the railway.
The tunel must have been built some time before 1865 when the line opened, but is still in very good condition
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The square section post lies on an elevated platform that was formerly a railway.
Internally its of a similar construction to the smaller section posts close by, although this time the view is of cows rather than a mud bank.
The adjacent pillbox is in remarkably good cood condition, mostly free of rubbish and grafitti and even retaining some metal shutters inside.
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A row of three identical World War 2 section posts can be found along the edge of the Seal Sands nature reserve.
The most northerly is open at both ends, although its view has been blocked by a later bank, internally some concrete shelves remain along the walls.
The central post is similarly blocked by a large bank.
The most southerly post retains its outside views although some attempts have been made to block the doorways.
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The entrance can be easily located by crossing the stepping stones near the old mill and travelling towards the viaduct on the south bank
The brickwork around the entrance is under attack from the trees
Inside the tunnel is in good condition, although muddy. The dark red line on the side suggests it may have been deeply flooded at some point in the past.
In the stream outside there is a row of bricks with some discoloured water leaking out, perhaps some sort of drain from the drift.
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A brick cap stands around the shaft, for some reason on the day I didnt throw a stone over the top to see if the shaft is open or not
The remains of another building can be seen adjacent to the shaft, presumably the foundations of the winding house associated with the the shaft.
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The powder house is of a very similar design to the one at Eston, its also extremely overgrown and dirty and looks to be the haunt of young drinkers and wire burners.
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The trackbed of a railway can be seen on the map, running from Swainby directly up to the mine entrance, what appears to be an old rail carriage is being used as a shed near the roadside.
Following the direction of the track a short distance into the woods leads to the mouth of two small tunnels.
One tunnel for for ventilation and the other the main drift, both are full of water and filled with earth a very short distance in.
There are a number of collapses behind the tunnels, probably the remains of a ventilation shaft marked on the maps, a large spoil heap is also very prominent.
The mines operated from 1857 to 1887 in this area