⛏ Hamstead Colliery

United Kingdom · Europe · 52.53°N, 1.93°W

Hamstead Colliery in Hamstead, England, produced coal between 1878 and 1965, by mining the South Staffordshire 'Thick' coal seam. It suffered a major fire in 1908 in which 26 men died. It underwent modernisation following nationalisation in 1947, and again in the early 1960s.

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Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	52.53°N, 1.93°W · view on map

Hamstead Colliery is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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