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Miners coming out of the lift at the top of the shaft, Clifton Colliery , Nottingham
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Miners coming out of the lift at the top of the shaft, Clifton Colliery , Nottingham
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Credit Nottingham City Council
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ImageDate c 1912
Location Colliery Road
Town Nottingham
About this image
Clifton, Nos. '1 & 2' pits were originally owned by Clifton Colliery Co., Nottingham. Opened in 1871. The colliery supplied the coal for Wilford Power Station which was situated next to it, as well as domestic fuel. Coal production ceased in the 1960's. It is all now the site of the Queens Drive industrial estate and Retail Park.
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Industrial Revolution Coal Mining