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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Langton Colliery
Parent Body	Pinxton Collieries Ltd
Parent Body	National Coal Board
Place	Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Epithet	coal mine
Dates	1844-1966
History	Two shafts were sunk in 1844 by Colonel James Salmond, who had married Emily, the daughter of D'Ewes Coke and lived at nearby Langton Hall. He ran the colliery on behalf of the Coke family's business, which later became the the Pinxton Coal Company, later Pinxton Collieries Limited. The two shafts were known as Pits Nos. 7-8 (being part of the Pinxton Collieries) from the mid 19th century onwards. Both shafts were sunk deeper to reach lower coal seams, and a third, Pit No. 9, was added as well. The site was well known for its progressive nature and always used cutting edge technology to improve the winding gear and entilation. This included the onsite facilities and equipment used at the gas plant and later when it was replaced by electricity. During the Second World War, the workers created their own Home Guard regiment. The colliery was transferred to the control of the National Coal Board in 1947 as a result of the the nationalisation of the coal industry. The site was finally closed in 1966, being abosrbed with the nearby Kirkby Colliery. Known managers:
Key Events	1844: First sinking 1947: Nationalisation 1966: Closed
Source	Amos, D., J is for the John King Museum – Pinxton, 21 January 2012, http://www.digitalengagementnetwork.org/miningscholarship/2011/01/21/j-is-for-the-john-king-museum-pinxton/ Griffin, A. R., Mining in the Midlands, 1550-1947 (London: Frank Cass & Company, 1971) Smith, F., A Complete History of Pinxton (Somercotes: Baileys & Sons, 1994) Taylor, N., ‘Pinxton-Village of Coal, Part 3, 50 years to 1844’, Pinxton & South Normanton Local History Society Newsletter, Winter 2001
Authorised Form of Name	Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire; Langton Colliery; 1844-1966; coal mine

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