Cannock Chase Colliery Company

Founded by the engineer John Robinson McLean with William Chawner, leasing mineral rights from the Marquis of Anglesey; operated around ten pits in the Chasewater area, including No. 8, until nationalisation in 1947.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Cannock Chase No. 8 Colliery Staffordshire 1868–1947

Record created: 1 September 2026 · Last researched: 1 September 2026