| Administrative History | Twin shafts were sunk at Pleasley by the Stanton Ironworks Company between 1873 and 1875 to work under coal leased by the company from William Edward Nightingale. As a consequence of the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947 Pleasley Colliery came under the control of the National Coal Board, becoming part of the East Midlands Division Area No. 2, moving to Area No.3 a year later, before ending up in Area No. 4 in 1949. Following restructuring in 1967 it was placed in the North Derbyshire Area. In 1979. it was decided that it should merge with Shirebrook Colliery, the shafts at Pleasley to be used for ventilation purposes. The merger took place on 31 December 1983. The two shafts were finally capped in April 1994. The colliery, with it headstocks and winding engines, was restored in the late 1990s by the Friends of Pleasley Colliery, making it available for the public to visit as a mining heritage site. |