History of Shirebrook Pit From The Early Day's

Day's Gone By in Mining No51 Headings Mr F. HOLLAND,Mr H. Roberts,Mr Thompson Mr J. Mellors (N.U.M. Branch President)

Day's Gone By in Mining No1 Winding House Built by Markham & Co Chesterfield

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In March 1896, the sinking operations began on No.1 shaft of Shirebrook Colliery, the village was invaded by thousands of newcomers in search of a home and job at the pit. Shirebrook Colliery was closed in August 1994, and 98 years as a mining village came to an end !. Visit TERRY BLYTHE Mining Memorabilia Visit Roys pages on 1990's pit ponies

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Day's Gone By in Mining Production Record Broken on December 11th 1970

Day's Gone By in Mining The end of an era Pit Ponies leaving for Last time May 18th 1971

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Day's Gone By in Mining Shirebrook Pit Offices Built for Prof, Arnold Lipton Bosted Seventeen Rooms !

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Day's Gone By in Mining Shirebrook Pit was Sunk Between 1896 & 1897

Day's Gone By in Mining Taken in the winding House in the 1890s Typical of a Miners dress

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Day's Gone By in Mining Installing The Steam Boiler Sometime Late 1890s

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