Consolidation Colliery 3/4/9
Consolidation Colliery 3/4/9
The Consolidation colliery is booming. In addition to the pits 1 and 6 in Schalke, two further pits are operated. Consolidation Colliery 3/4/9 in Bismarck gradually becomes the main Consol mine, packed with the latest technology. Gelsenkirchen is synonymous with high-tech in the mining world. In 1922, the headframe above shaft 9 is inaugurated. When the 53 metre high headframe goes into operation, there is nothing else like it. It is the largest headframe in the world. In 1963, Shaft 9 gets another upgrade: the colliery administration donates a double winding machine. In the 1970s, Consolidation colliery goes one better. Shaft 3 is expanded into the central shaft by 1978. Its new winding tower is around 90 metres high - there is no higher one in the whole of Europe. It becomes the new landmark of the Bismarck district. But it wasn't to stay that way for long. The mining crisis was already in full swing. In 1996, the former flagship mine ceased operations.
There is nothing left to see of the winding tower of shaft 3 today. Work began in 1995 to remove the tower piece by piece. Today, the striking headframe of shaft 9 is the eye-catcher in Bismarck. Today, Consolidation 3/4/9 offers many leisure activities. The former colliery site has been converted into a neighbourhood park. The independent Consol Theatre has set up its stage in the fan machine house. Its target group is primarily children and young people, but cabaret, jazz, discussions and classical music also have their place here. In the conveyor house, bands from the city and surrounding area practise in elaborately equipped rehearsal rooms for their next performance. In the northern engine house, artist Werner Thiel presents an art installation made from old tools and objects used by miners. Thanks to the many activities on offer, the former colliery has once again become the centre of life in the district - and all thanks to voluntary work.
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