This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: The lease for the sinking of Wellsway Colliery was drawn up on December 31st 1828. Between…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: New Rock colliery was sunk around 1819. The pit wound all its coal up a shaft…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: The two main collieries close to the centre of Radstock were Middle Pit and Ludlows pit….

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: The Kilmersdon Colliery Company signed the lease with Lord Hylton on Christmas Day 1873, sinking of…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: Midsomer Norton railway station was on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Bath Green Park…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About Somerset Coal: We believe that Somerset coal was first discovered by the Romans. They were in the West…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: Welton Hill Colliery was the third and last of the Duchy collieries to be sunk in…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: In the early 1800s, there were at least 9 working coal mines. Paulton hill was the…

This post is part of a series called Somerset Coal Miners About This Location: There were two winding shafts, one square with wooden guides the other round with a 10ft…

This post is part of a series called Myths and Memories of Midsomer Norton High Street 12 – The Town Park Take a moment to step into our new Town…