Sutton Colliery
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| name = Sutton Colliery
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| caption = Wooden sculptures of miners, on the colliery site
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Nottinghamshire
| pushpin_label = Sutton Colliery
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nottinghamshire
| coordinates = {{coord|53.1346|N|1.2803|W|region:GB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| place = Nottinghamshire
| subdivision_type = County council
| state/province = Nottinghamshire
| country = England
| owner = Stanton Iron and Coal Company; British Coal
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| products = Coal
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| opening year = 1874
| closing year = 1989
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Sutton Colliery was in the village of Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire, England. It is now a country park.
Sutton colliery
Sutton Colliery was known locally as "Brierley Colliery" (possibly renamed by the Staffordshire colliers who moved here from the Brierley Hill area), or the "Bread and Herring Pit" because of the poor condition of the colliery.
Two small diameter shafts were originally sunk in 1874 to a depth of {{convert|183|m|ft}} by the Stanton Iron and Coal Company. In the period from 1896 to 1902, the shafts were widened to {{convert|4.27|m|ft}} diameter and sunk to below the low main seam horizon at a depth of {{convert|425|m|ft}}. Both shafts were brick lined throughout except for {{convert|18|m|ft}} of tubing at the top hard horizon in no.1 shaft.
The no.1 shaft (upcast) then commenced winding from the deep hard seam at {{convert|359|m|ft}}, with an intermediate inset at the top hard level. At the same time no.2 shaft (downcast) commenced winding from the low main seam horizon. The first coals were produced from the top hard and Dunsil seams which were worked until 1922 and 1916 respectively. The available resources of the deep hard and low main seams to the south west of the shafts were exhausted by 1943. Roy Lynk was Branch Secretary of the NUM at the pit from 1958-79. The piper and deep hard seams becoming exhausted in 1989 when the colliery closed.
= The Sutton Colliery Accident =
On 21 February 1957 an explosion occurred in the Low Main Seam. Twenty-five men suffered multiple burns, and five men subsequently died as a result of their injuries.
Brierley Forest Park
The park has a visitor centre, fishing, football pitches, children's play areas, picnicking, cycling and horse paths, bird feeding stations, an arboretum, a remembrance grove and disabled car parking.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/visiting/parks-and-visitor-centres/brierley-forest-park/|title=Ashfield District Council - Brierley Forest Park and visitor centre}} A Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parkrun.org.uk/brierleyforest/|title = Home | Brierley Forest parkrun | Brierley Forest parkrun}}
Brierley Forest Park was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2006. It contains Calcareous grassland, sown grassland, wildflower meadows with hoary ragwort, yellow-wort, wild carrot and lesser trefoil. There are four wetland feature areas, Brierley Waters, a reed swamp, Rooley Brook and the visitor centre pond. There are species rich hedgerows, woodland and semi natural vegetation.https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/media/2844/brierley_forest_-park_management_plan-2017.pdf p.9
References
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External links
- [http://www.terryblythe.co.uk/page123.html Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Coal Fields]
Category:Coal mines in Nottinghamshire
Category:1989 disestablishments in England
Category:Underground mines in England
Category:1874 establishments in England
Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 1874
Category:Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1989