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Newcastle Under Lyme.
M6 exit 15, follow Queensway around Newcastle Under Lyme, exit Longport, follow Porthill Bank, Dimsdale Parade West, and Wolstanton Road to Chesterton. At roundabout turn off into Loomer Road, follow road to the end. |
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All year Sat, Sun 10-16. [2007] |
Fee: |
Adults GBP 4, Children (5-) GBP 2, Children (0-4) not allowed, Seniors GBP 2. [2007] |
Classification: | Coal Mine |
Light: | Incandescent |
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Address: | Apedale Mine, Apedale Heritage Centre, Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 7RR, Tel: +44-1785-813417. E-mail: |
As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info. |
1850 | Burley Pit opened. |
27-MAR-1878 | explosion at No.1 Burley Pit, Apedale colliery. |
02-APR-1891 | mine explosion kills eight men and two boys. |
1926 | Burley Pit closed. |
1947 | nationalisation of the coal industry. |
NOV-1969 | Apedale colliery closed. |
1971 | reopened as a licensed mine under he control of Hampton Gold Mining Areas Plc. |
1999 | Apedale Footrail colliery closed, after pumping was stopped at nearby Silverdale Colliery. |
The Apedale Heritage Centre is primarily a museum for the coal mining heritage at Staffordshire, or better Apedale. There are displays about pre historic and Roman mining, with remains from an first century building discovered in 1998 at nearby Holditch. The more recent parts include mining artifacts like pit tools, mine lamps, maps, photographs, and pit desaster memorabilia. There is a complete mine rescue van and a detailed model of a drift mine. The authentic reproduction of a miners cottage shows everyday family life of the coal miners. A display on the Holditch Colliery Disaster is planned.