Demolition work Manvers Main colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, September 1956
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Demolition work Manvers Main colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, September 1956
Demolition work Manvers Main colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, September 1956. Workers demolishing a chimney at the colliery, near Rotherham. Manvers was sunk on land belonging to Earl Manvers in in the late 1800s and this was followed by the second shaft, sunk between 1900 and 1901. A third shaft was added later. Manvers was the regional headquarters for British Coal and the also housed laboratories. The site also included the Manvers coking plant which was at one time the largest industrial site in Europe. The coking works closed in 1981 with the colliery closure following a few years later on 25 March 1988
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1950s Chimney Coal Industry Coal Mining Colliery County Demolishing Demolition Fifties Manvers Main Colliery Michael Michael Walters National Coal Board Paul Walters Worldwide Photography Ltd Rotherham South Yorkshire Walters Wath Upon Dearne Yorkshire
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