| Administrative History | Whitwell Colliery, near Worksop, was owned by the Shireoaks Colliery Co. Ltd. (Kelly's Directory (London, 1941), p.439). It was sunk in 1890 and deepened to a depth of 532m in 1924. Its Clowne and Two Foot seams produced 400,000 tonnes before major reorganisation in the 1950's. (E. Willamson; Paper 'A Broad Outline of the North Derbyshire Area Coalfield including Neighbouring Places of interest within the Board.' 26 Nov 1980, p.4). |
| Custodial History | This item was donated to Derbyshire Record Office by a private individual in November 2000. This item belonged to the father of the donor, who worked at the colliery. |