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The Great Northern Coalfield: Mining Collections at Beamish Museum
The Great Northern Coalfield Mining Collections at Beamish Museum Author:Aidan Doyle This account is about the closing of Ellington Colliery as a result of flooding of a working coal face from adjacent abandoned workings, and the risks involved in extracting alternative reserves. It was the last major mine in the once globally important Great Northern Coalfield, which, for over 1,000 years, provided fuel and employment and conso... more »lidated communities and created a unique regional culture.« less