cilely colliery when first opened in 1873 was the largest mine in the area. at it’s peak in 1900 it employed over 700 men producing some of the finest steam coal available. it was closed on October 14th 1950
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this is all that now remains of the colliery... if you didn’t know it was there you could easily pass by without knowing a colliery had ever been there
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