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Handel Cossham

An industrialist and later MP who sank Parkfield Colliery in 1851 and owned it, along with several other Kingswood-district pits, until his death in 1890.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Parkfield Colliery Bristol 1851–1890
Shortwood Colliery South Gloucestershire 1871–1890

Record created: 31 August 2026 · Last researched: 31 August 2026

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