2011 : High Street, Parkfield with miners' cottages
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The photograph on this page of 2011 : High Street, Parkfield with miners' cottages by Maurice Pullin as part of the Geograph project.
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2011 : High Street, Parkfield with miners' cottages
Image: © Maurice Pullin Taken: 20 Jun 2011
No miners now, mine closed in 1936. "Parkfield Colliery, near Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire, was sunk in 1851 under the ownership of Handel Cossham. Coal was reached in 1853. The shaft was 840ft deep, but only the upper series of coal veins were worked. These were the Hard, the Top, the Hollybush and Great veins. The quality of the coal mined was extremely good, and was used for gas manufacture and house coal. Handel Cossham died in 1890 and the pit was put up for sale. (Along with other pits he owned at Deep Pit, South Pit and Speedwell.) It was purchased by Bristol United Collieries, owners of Dean Lane, Easton, Hanham, Pennywell Road and Whitehall collieries. They formed a new company to manage their assets called The Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood and Parkfield Collieries Ltd." All the above and much more from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/4064805218/
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Image Location
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51.494514
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-2.445769