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Archive Reference / Library Class No.NCB/E/CAD
TitleCadley Hill Colliery post-vesting records
Date1951-1989
Description3 shafts were originally sunk by Messrs Hall and Boardman Ltd in 1860 to work 88 acres covered by the lease. The coal in these shafts was exhausted by 1917 and the shafts were deepened by 1922. The coal seams worked were the Eureka, Main, Kilburn and Stockings coal seams. The site underwent a redevelopment in 1942, including 4 surface drifts, which were in use until 1962, pithead baths, canteen and first aid room were also added. The coal produced was mainly used in coal fiired power stations.

The colliery was transferred to the National Coal Board as a result of the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. A merger with Church Gresley Colliery took place in 1967. The Cadley Hill part closed in 1968, meaning only 1 original shft was left in use.The rest of the merged colliery officially closed in 1988, being the penultimate colliery in the South Derbyshire coalfield to close.
Extent1 volume, 6 files, 3 bundles, 8 items
LevelSubSubFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Coal Board
Cadley Hill Colliery

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