View of Baggeridge Woods Coal Mine, Himley

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Date:1907

Description:This photograph appears to show the erection of a new winding gear, prior to a new pit being sunk.

The first shaft at Baggeridge was sunk in February 1899, mining a coal seam at a depth of 600 feet. A second shaft was sunk in 1910 and the colliery came into full production in 1912. The colliery closed on 1 March 1968.

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Mining & Quarrying Mines

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Creators: Mr Albert Henry Yelland - Creator

Donor ref:P.23.102.83 (37/14132)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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