Situated in the foothills of Pendle on the site of Woodend Colliery at Smithson farm Burnley. We are dedicated to the rich mining history of East Lancashire.
Joined February 2023
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5 Mar 2023
An exciting new photo collection just been donated to the museum. Here we have Hapton Valley Colliery, Burnley and John Freeman giving the new Shearer the onceover. Exact date not sure but mid to late 70's
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12 Feb 2023
There's coal in them thar hills you know. Outcrop of Lower Mountain mine in the Village of Dean, Rossendale.
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11 Feb 2023
Hapton Valley was the last nationally owned colliery in the East Lancashire area. It had worked continually from 1853 untill 1982 when it fell victim to the 1981 closure program along with Victoria colliery Stoke.
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