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Coal, the 'black diamond', was once the life-blood of industry and a central part of life, particularly in the North of England. No recreation of the history of the region would be complete without a colliery and the people who worked and lived in and around it.

  • Pit Cottages & gardens
  • Board School
  • Methodist Chapel
  • Drift Mine
  • Steam Winder
  • Pithead Buildings
  • Engine Shed
  • Powder House
  • Chauldron Waggons

 

 

The Colliery Village is only open during the summer season

 

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