History
of
Shirebrook Pit
From The
Early Day's
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No51 Headings
Mr F. HOLLAND,Mr H. Roberts,Mr Thompson
Mr J. Mellors (N.U.M. Branch President)
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No1 Winding House
Built by Markham & Co
Chesterfield
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 !
.
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Mining Memorabilia
Visit
Roys pages on 1990's pit ponies
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Production Record
Broken on
December 11th 1970
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The end of an era
Pit Ponies leaving for
Last time May 18th 1971
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Shirebrook Pit Offices
Built for
Prof, Arnold Lipton
Bosted Seventeen Rooms !
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Shirebrook Pit was
Sunk Between
1896 & 1897
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Taken in the winding
House in the 1890s
Typical of a Miners dress
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Installing The Steam Boiler
Sometime Late 1890s
What is Left of
the Pit TODAY ?
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