Coal mining Stoke-on-Trent

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chatterley whitfield colliery


north staffordshire centre coal mining. first reports of coal mining in area come 13th century. potteries coalfield (part of north staffordshire coalfield) covers 100 square miles (300 km).


striking coal miners in hanley , longton area ignited nationwide 1842 general strike , associated pottery riots.


when coal mining nationalised in 1947, 20,000 men worked in industry in stoke-on-trent. notable collieries included hanley deep pit, trentham superpit (formerly hem heath, stafford , florence collieries), fenton glebe, silverdale, victoria, mossfield, parkhall, norton, chatterley whitfield , wolstanton. industry developed greatly, , new investments in mining projects planned within city boundaries 1990s. however, 1994 saw last pit close trentham superpit shut.


the stoke mining industry set several national , international records. wolstanton colliery, when modernised, had deepest mining shafts in europe @ 3,197 ft. in 1933, chatterley whitfield colliery became first colliery in country mine 1 million tons of coal. in 1980s florence colliery in longton repeatedly set regional , national production records; in 1992 combined trentham superpit (hem heath , florence) first mine in europe produce 2.5 million saleable tonnes of coal.


today mines closed, though scars of mining still remain on landscape. slag heaps still visible on skyline, covered flora , fauna. chatterly whitfield site reopened museum 2 years after closure in 1976. museum closed in 1991 , site became local nature reserve. declared scheduled monument english heritage in 1993. abandoned subterranean mines inaccessible, though still add complications many building projects , cause minor tremors, detectable specialised equipment.


the phoenix trust, independent not-for-profit foundation, campaigning turn stoke-on-trent , wider north staffordshire coalfield world heritage site due historic economic significance, leading role in industrial revolution, , birthplace of primitive methodism.








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