Kent's Lane Colliery, Silverdale

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Date:1930 - 1939 (c.)

Description:Coal wagons from Shelton, Longton and Wolverhampton, can be seen loaded up in the foreground of this postcard, with the names of various companies they supplied on the side.

Silverdale colliery was the last colliery in the area to close in 1998.

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Donor ref:PA598 (22/4346)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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