Corporate DS/UK/3450 Killamarsh; High Moor Colliery; 1958-1992; coal mine High Moor Colliery Leewood Colliery Co. Ltd coal mine 1958-1992 Killamarsh Bluebell Mine

It was opened as a drift mine in 1958. It had no rail connections, so everything had to be transported by lorry. It worked the Clowne and Two Foot coal seams. The pithead baths, medical centre and canteen opened in March 1977.It merged with Kiveton Park Drift in 1989. The site was known for weak ground and water issues. The roadway had to be lined with concrete blocks in an attempt to counteract these. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 19/06/2020 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 23/02/2022 401b86ef-b200-41cf-951e-624ea3f32ff0