Start of extraction 1900 (≈ 1900)
First coal production
1905
Communication between pits
Communication between pits 1905 (≈ 1905)
Connection with pit 1
1914-1918
Destruction during the war
Destruction during the war 1914-1918 (≈ 1916)
Site destroyed, then rebuilt
1922
Repurchase by Aniche
Repurchase by Aniche 1922 (≈ 1922)
Change of mining company
1958
End of ventilation
End of ventilation 1958 (≈ 1958)
Final cessation of activities
1959
Well embankment
Well embankment 1959 (≈ 1959)
Final depth: 378.76 m
30 août 2010
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 30 août 2010 (≈ 2010)
Protection of horse riding and buildings
30 juin 2012
UNESCO classification
UNESCO classification 30 juin 2012 (≈ 2012)
World Heritage of the Mining Basin
2021
Repurchase by the Tignon
Repurchase by the Tignon 2021 (≈ 2021)
Joint rehabilitation project
2024
Support for the Heritage Lotto
Support for the Heritage Lotto 2024 (≈ 2024)
170 000 € collected for restoration
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The straddling of pit No. 2 and its extraction buildings, in full (Box ZB 53): inscription by order of 30 August 2010
Key figures
Alexandre et Lise Tignon - Owners since 2021
Porters of the rehabilitation project
Origin and history
The Flines mine pit No. 2, located in Anhiers, was dug in 1898 by the Flines mine company three years after pit No. 1. Its operation began in 1900, with a well of 307 meters deep and a diameter of 4.20 meters. Equipped with a metal straddling machine and 350 horsepower extraction machine, it also included a washing machine, screening and a ball mill. The two pits were connected in 1905, and number 2 became the only one in operation after 1914.
During the First World War, the site was destroyed and rebuilt, with a new reinforced concrete straddling. Repurchased by the Compagnie des mines d'Aniche in 1922, the pit then served as a vent for the Bernard pit in Douai until 1958. The well, 378.76 metres deep, was filled in 1959. Despite the deterioration, the site was listed as a historic monument in 2010 and ranked at UNESCO in 2012.
In the 21st century, Charbonnages de France secured the wellhead. In 2016, the community of agglomeration of Douaisis considered its acquisition for restoration. In 2021 Alexander and Lise Tignon bought the site, planning to install professional and craft spaces there. In 2024, he received support from the Lotto du Patrimoine, with €170,000 raised from the €530,000 needed for work planned at the end of 2025.
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