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Whitwick Colliery Company Ltd

Took over the colliery in the 1870s, developing it into a five-shaft operation reaching the Main Coal Seam at 780 feet, and operated it until the 1947 nationalisation of the coal industry.

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Whitwick Colliery Leicestershire 1870–1947

Record created: 2 September 2026 · Last researched: 2 September 2026

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