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Bersham Colliery Winding House
70s
Gresford Colliery, the last piece standing
Gresford Colliery, the last piece standing. Gresford Colliery closed on economic grounds in November 1973. In the 1980s the site was redeveloped as an industrial estate. In 1982 a memorial to the victims of the [more]
50s
Classification of Occupations in the N.C.B. 1952
The extensive occupations in coal mining is detailed below as used by the National Coal Board in 1952. COALFACE F.1 Collier Getting and filling coal on to conveyor or into trams; getting and filling coal, [more]
Coal Mining
Four Legged Hero of Hafod Colliery
Four Legged Hero of Hafod Colliery. A deep mine was sunk at Hafod in the 1860s by Ruabon Coal Company and, at its peak production employed nearly 2,000 workers and worked for a hundred years. [more]