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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Warsop Main Colliery
Parent Body	Staveley Coal and Iron Company Ltd
Parent Body	National Coal Board
Place	Warsop Vale, Nottinghamshire
Epithet	coal mine
Dates	1889-1989
History	The colliery was first sunk in 1889 by the Staveley Coal and Iron Company. It first started producing coal in 1893. It worked the High Hazel, Clowne, Top Hard and Deep Soft coal seams. By 1935 it was seen as one of the most proficient mines in the country. At this time 2,500 men and boys were employed and was it was producing 21,000 tons of coal. The colliery was transferred into the control of the National Coal Board as a result of the nationalisation of the coal industry. In 1953, a reorganisation scheme was planned for both surface and underground workings. This redevelopment was finished in 1960. The colliery was closed in 1989, when it was reported to have been losing around £200,000 a week.
Key Events	1889: First sunk 1947: Nationalisation 1953-1960: Reorganisation of the site 1989: Closed
Source	Amos, D. and Braber, N., Bradwell’s Images of Coal Mining in the East Midlands (Sheffield: Bradwell Books, 2017) Bell, D., Memories of the Derbyshire Coalfields (Newbury: Countryside Books, 2006) Bridgewater, A. N., The Local Collieries Topping, A., Reliving the closure of Warsop Main Colliery - 30 years on, Chad, 23rd Aug 2019, https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/reliving-closure-warsop-main-colliery-30-years-946132 Warsop Vale Local History Society, Warsop Main Colliery, http://www.warsopvale.org/history2.htm
Authorised Form of Name	Warsop Vale, Nottinghamshire; Warsop Main Colliery; 1889-1989; coal mine

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