Pearson & Dorman Long

A partnership of the contractors S. Pearson & Son and the steelmakers Dorman Long, formed in the 1920s to develop the Kent coalfield; it bought Snowdown in 1924, modernised it and built the model village of Aylesham for its workforce.

Mines operated

Mine	Region	Years
Snowdown Colliery	Kent	1924–1947

Record created: 25 August 2026 · Last researched: 25 August 2026