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Brancepeth Colliery 1840-1967 - Timeline

by Betty Lonsdale

1840
Brancepeth Colliery opened

1896
Explosion in A. pit killed 20

1914
Some miners left to serve in the army for the duration of World War 1

1927
Opening of Miners Welfare

1931
Population of Willington 9197 (many unemployed)

1947
The National Coal Board took over from Messrs. Straker & Love

1957
Tanners Hall merged with Brancepeth Colliery

1960
Total employed now only 1,625

1967
22 July - Brancepeth Colliery closed

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