This is where Newton on the Moor Colliery was Phil. If there was an abandoned building there until recently then it was probably part of the Colliery. There was a photo (old postcard) on Flickr at one time but I think it's been taken down.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msi...04179,0.011362
[edit: I've marked Whittle Drift on that map as well so if you pan out you can see where they were in relation to each other.]