Pooley Hall, pit bottom office

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Date:1955

Description:Shown here is the dial telephone system which could contact any part of the pit. The photograph donor worked here in 1955

Pooley Hall and Amington Colliery merged with nearby Tamworth Collieries to form North Warwick Colliery, under which name it traded until its closure in c1965. The site of Polley Hall colliery is now a country park and mining heritage center.

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Pooley Hall, pit bottom office

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Creators: Mr Ray Dixon - Creator

Image courtesy of: Mr Ray Dixon

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Source: Mr Ray Dixon

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