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James Oakes and Company

The Riddings ironmasters and colliery owners of south-east Derbyshire who sank the Jacksdale pit that became Pye Hill Colliery in 1874, and whose ironworks drew the village of Jacksdale around it; later James Oakes and Co. (Riddings Collieries) Ltd, until nationalisation on 1 January 1947.

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MineRegionYears
Pye Hill Colliery Nottinghamshire 1874–1947

Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 9 September 2026

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