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Shireoaks Colliery

Shireoaks Colliery
Shireoaks
England

The original shaft was sunk at Shireoaks around 1860 by the Duke of Newcastle who owned the mineral rights. The Duke sold Shireoaks to a new company, the 'Shireoaks Colliery Company' in about 1867. It was Nationalised circa 1947, and closed circa 1991.

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