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Benton and Woodiwiss

Railway contractors who bought Shirland Colliery, near Alfreton, in 1877 after it had been reopened in 1876, and owned it until the Blackwell Colliery Company bought it in 1890.

Mines operated

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Shirland Colliery Derbyshire 1877–1890

Record created: 4 October 2026 · Last researched: 4 October 2026

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