Showing the old machinery, huge lift shafts and many of the existing warning signs which kept miners safe from 1922 to 2003, this gallery gives a glimpse back at one of the area’s largest employers.
Adco Properties are currently redeveloping the site into a multi-use leisure facility but are keen to preserve the mining heritage – giving a large section to a mining museum and keeping as many original features as possible.
Have a look through the first of our two galleries in the series and see if it brings back some memories.
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The museum section of the colliery has a huge number of original mining memorabilia on show, and has even preserved the original cutlery, plates and tins from the 50s and 60s Photo: Brian Eyre
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