| Administrative History | The first shaft at the colliery was sunk in 1788 by Reverend D'Ewes Coke. Five more shafts were sunk by the middle of the 19th century. Most of the early pits were closed in due course, with only No. 2 Pit (later known as Plymouth Colliery) surviving into the era of nationalisation. It was closed down very soon by the National Coal Board, who concentrated the remaining coal workings at the nearby Brookhill Colliery. A shaft at Pinxton was, however, still in use as a pumping shaft until Brookhill closed in 1969. |