Zeche Carl

Zeche Carl (Carl Mine) is a cultural centre set up by Esssen Council in a former coal mine.

The engine tower of the Carl Mine, Essen

History

The mine was founded by the Hercules Company in Altenessen in 1855. It should not be confused with the Hercules mine in central Essen. They sank a shaft equipped with a large-sized Malakow engine with two wings. The mine went operational in 1861. That same year Hercules was acquired in the same year by the Cologne Mining Association under Friedrich Grillo, and was renamed the Zeche Carl.

The mine was soon to develop as it produced high quality Anthracite suitable for producing coke. From 1883, it simply produced Carl Coke. An additional air shaft was drilled from 1885 to 1887.

In 1899 was placed the Malakow engine was upgraded double promotion. The production was increased to 300,000 tonnes a year.

After the First World War, the Cologne Mining Association was taken over by Hoesch AG.

It is one of the sites included in the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail

Contemporary Use

The Inchtabokatables in concert at Zeche Carl (2001)

Zeche Carl is a Rock venue at which such bands as Sodom (Marooned Live) have made recordings.

References

Kulturzentrum Zeche Carl, The Industrial Heritage Trail