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Hucknall Colliery, Hucknall

Nottingham Road
Hucknall
Hucknall
England

The Hucknall Colliery pits were sunk by the Hucknall Colliery Company, whose partners were Alfred Ellis, Edward Shipley Ellis, William Paget and William Walker. This arrival of industrialism transformed Hucknall into a boomtown as families came into the area from Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. Pits dominated the work scene for most of the male workers for over 100 years until the closure of Hucknall No. 2 Colliery in 1986. This photograph shows an new washing tower being constructed. A washing tower, or washery, is a large structure where coal is washed, sized and graded before being sold.

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