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Mansfield Colliery
“Crownie”
The colliery was developed by the Bolsover Colliery Company, the first of several important colliery developments by the influential company in the North Nottinghamshire coalfield. Twin shafts were sunk to a depth of 545 yards in the Top Hard seam between 1904 and 1905. Nearby the colliery village of Forest Town was developed. In its early days it was one of the most productive collieries in Britain.
Some Key Facts:
Outputting almost 5000 tonnes daily by 1909
Closed 31st March 1988
Final output in last year was 775,000 tonnes with a workforce of 1000 men
Closure, filling and capping in 1989
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