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Snowdown was the deepest of the four main pits in the Kent Coalfield, reaching a depth of 3,083 feet - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coalfield Work commenced in 1908, and coal was first brought to the surface on November 19th 1912. The first shaft sunk hit water at 260 feet and 22 men were drowned. The colliery was served by the Faversham to Dover railway, and a halt called Snowdown & Nonington was provided. The new town of Aylesham was built just to the north of the colliery to provide homes for the many migrant workers from Wales and the north-east of England. Building started in September 1926, just after the General Strike, the first stage comprising 400 houses, half built of traditional materials, while the other half were to be of concrete and steel. In 1945 the workforce was 1,876, with 1,523 being employed sub-surface and 353 above. The colliery closed in 1986 and the shafts were capped in 1988. A few ruinous buildings remain today - see http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/mining/snowdown_colliery.htm At Aylesham can be seen the former school and the buildings for the miners' social and welfare needs. The former school is to the right of the tree. Nearby is the sculpture called ‘Payday at Snowdown Colliery’. It represents two children going with their father to the pit canteen in the school holidays for the traditional miner’s dinner of pit pasty, peas and mashed potatoes – see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6607557

Snowdown was the deepest of the four main pits in the Kent Coalfield, reaching a depth of 3,083 feet - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coalfield Work commenced in 1908, and coal was first brought to the surface on November 19th 1912. The first shaft sunk hit water at 260 feet and 22 men were drowned. The colliery was served by the Faversham to Dover railway, and a halt called Snowdown & Nonington was provided. The new town of Aylesham was built just to the north of the colliery to provide homes for the many migrant workers from Wales and the north-east of England. Building started in September 1926, just after the General Strike, the first stage comprising 400 houses, half built of traditional materials, while the other half were to be of concrete and steel. In 1945 the workforce was 1,876, with 1,523 being employed sub-surface and 353 above. The colliery closed in 1986 and the shafts were capped in 1988. A few ruinous buildings remain today - see http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/mining/snowdown_colliery.htm At Aylesham can be seen this sculpture called ‘Payday at Snowdown Colliery’. It represents two children going with their father to the pit canteen in the school holidays for the traditional miner’s dinner of pit pasty, peas and mashed potatoes – see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3413281 for the wording on the plaque.

Snowdown was the deepest of the four main pits in the Kent Coalfield, reaching a depth of 3,083 feet - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coalfield Work commenced in 1908, and coal was first brought to the surface on November 19th 1912. The first shaft sunk hit water at 260 feet and 22 men were drowned. The colliery was served by the Faversham to Dover railway, and a halt called Snowdown & Nonington was provided. The new town of Aylesham was built just to the north of the colliery to provide homes for the many migrant workers from Wales and the north-east of England. Building started in September 1926, just after the General Strike, the first stage comprising 400 houses, half built of traditional materials, while the other half were to be of concrete and steel. In 1945 the workforce was 1,876, with 1,523 being employed sub-surface and 353 above. The colliery closed in 1986 and the shafts were capped in 1988. A few ruinous buildings remain today - see http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/mining/snowdown_colliery.htm At Aylesham can be seen this sculpture called ‘Payday at Snowdown Colliery’. It represents two children going with their father to the pit canteen in the school holidays for the traditional miner’s dinner of pit pasty, peas and mashed potatoes – see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3413281 for the wording on the plaque.

Snowdown was the deepest of the four main pits in the Kent Coalfield, reaching a depth of 3,083 feet - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coalfield . Work commenced in 1908, and coal was first brought to the surface on November 19th 1912. The first shaft sunk hit water at 260 feet and 22 men were drowned. The colliery was served by the Faversham to Dover railway, and a halt called Snowdown & Nonington was provided. The new town of Aylesham was built just to the north of the colliery to provide homes for the many migrant workers from Wales and the north-east of England. Building started in September 1926, just after the General Strike, the first stage comprising 400 houses, half built of traditional materials, while the other half were to be of concrete and steel. In 1945 the workforce was 1,876, with 1,523 being employed sub-surface and 353 above. The colliery closed in 1986 and the shafts were capped in 1988. A few ruinous buildings remain today - see http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/mining/snowdown_colliery.htm At Aylesham can be seen a sculpture called ‘Payday at Snowdown Colliery’. This plaque explains it and the sculpture can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3413277

A family-run business that has been established since 1932 http://www.gilliescoaches.co.uk/ Note: the old railway wagon on the left of the entrance.

Snowdown was the deepest of the four main pits in the Kent Coalfield, reaching a depth of 3,083 feet - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coalfield Work commenced in 1908, and coal was first brought to the surface on November 19th 1912. The first shaft sunk hit water at 260 feet and 22 men were drowned. The colliery was served by the Faversham to Dover railway, and a halt called Snowdown & Nonington was provided. The new town of Aylesham was built just to the north of the colliery to provide homes for the many migrant workers from Wales and the north-east of England. Building started in September 1926, just after the General Strike, the first stage comprising 400 houses, half built of traditional materials, while the other half were to be of concrete and steel. In 1945 the workforce was 1,876, with 1,523 being employed sub-surface and 353 above. The colliery closed in 1986 and the shafts were capped in 1988. A few ruinous buildings remain today - see http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/mining/snowdown_colliery.htm At Aylesham can be seen this sculpture called ‘Payday at Snowdown Colliery’. It represents two children going with their father to the pit canteen in the school holidays for the traditional miner’s dinner of pit pasty, peas and mashed potatoes – see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3413281 for the wording on the plaque in front of the sculpture.

Snowdown was the deepest of the four main pits in the Kent Coalfield, reaching a depth of 3,083 feet - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coalfield Work commenced in 1908, and coal was first brought to the surface on November 19th 1912. The first shaft sunk hit water at 260 feet and 22 men were drowned. The colliery was served by the Faversham to Dover railway, and a halt called Snowdown & Nonington was provided. The new town of Aylesham was built just to the north of the colliery to provide homes for the many migrant workers from Wales and the north-east of England. Building started in September 1926, just after the General Strike, the first stage comprising 400 houses, half built of traditional materials, while the other half were to be of concrete and steel. In 1945 the workforce was 1,876, with 1,523 being employed sub-surface and 353 above. The colliery closed in 1986 and the shafts were capped in 1988. A few ruinous buildings remain today - see http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/mining/snowdown_colliery.htm At Aylesham can be seen this sculpture called ‘Payday at Snowdown Colliery’. It represents two children going with their father to the pit canteen in the school holidays for the traditional miner’s dinner of pit pasty, peas and mashed potatoes – see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3413281 for the wording on the plaque in front of the sculpture.

Sculpture commemorating Aylesham's mining history.