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Skinner and Holford

The firm, later Skinner and Holford Limited, that sank Waleswood Colliery near Rotherham in the 1860s and owned it, with its coke ovens and by-products plant, until nationalisation in 1947.

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Waleswood Colliery South Yorkshire 1860–1947

Record created: 17 October 2026 · Last researched: 17 October 2026

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