This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: The site of Brandy Bottom has the protection of being listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument…
Clandown
This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: Clandown colliery is first mentioned in 1793, sinking of the shaft was around 1801 when the…
Midsomer Norton Town Park
This post is part of a series called Somer Valley Rediscovered Midsomer Norton Town Park: In 2017 Midsomer Norton Town Council purchased the fields alongside the River Somer and Norton…
Waterside Valley
This post is part of a series called Somer Valley Rediscovered Waterside Valley: Purchased in July 2021 by Westfield Parish Council with the overall vision to enhance the land as…
Wellow Brook
This post is part of a series called Somer Valley Rediscovered Wellow Brook: Midsomer Norton Town Council has leased this 3-hectare grassland site adjacent to the Wellow Brook from the…
Haydon Batch
This post is part of a series called Somer Valley Rediscovered Haydon Batch: Haydon Batch is an 8 hectare site in the settlement of Haydon, Radstock. The site is a…
Newton St Loe
This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: There were 4 coal mines in the Bath area. Glob Pit —Near the Globe Inn. Newton…
Westfield Old Pit Road
This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: The earliest mention of Norton Hill Old Pit is in 1839, the shafts being sunk in…
Tunley
This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: Priston was the last deep mine to be opened in Somerset, sinking of the shaft started…
Farrington Gurney
This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: In 1786 a drift was being driven to cut as much coal as possible, a drift…