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Kent Coalfields Syndicate

The company formed in 1896 by the speculator Arthur Burr to take over the freeholds and mineral rights at the old Channel Tunnel workings below Shakespeare Cliff and sink Kent's first colliery there.

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Shakespeare Colliery Kent 1896–1901

Record created: 16 October 2026 · Last researched: 16 October 2026

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