Thoresby Colliery

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Thoresby Colliery
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Thoresby Colliery in February 2007
Location
Thoresby Colliery is located in Nottinghamshire
Thoresby Colliery
Thoresby Colliery
Location in Nottinghamshire
LocationNottinghamshirem, NG21 9PS
County councilNottinghamshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°12′00″N 1°03′06″W / 53.2°N 1.0516°W / 53.2; -1.0516Coordinates: 53°12′00″N 1°03′06″W / 53.2°N 1.0516°W / 53.2; -1.0516
Production
ProductsCoal
History
Opened1925
Closed2015
Owner
CompanyUK Coal

Thoresby Colliery was a coal mine in north Nottinghamshire on the outskirts of Edwinstowe village. The mine opened in 1925 and closed in 2015, then Nottinghamshire's last coal mine. The site is being reclaimed and redeveloped into housing.

History[]

Thoresby colliery opened in 1925.[1]

The first two shafts in 1925 were sunk to 690 metres (2,260 ft). The shafts were deepened by 109 metres (358 ft) in the 1950s. After privatisation of the National Coal Board in the 1990s the mine was taken over by RJB Mining[1] (later UK Coal as UK Coal Thoresby Ltd).

Coal seams worked by, or available to, the pit included the Top Hard seam, the Parkgate seam (after closure of in 1994); the Deep Soft seam; and the High Hazels seam (working ceased 1983).[1]

In April 2014 it was announced that the pit would close by July 2015.[2] The colliery's 600 employees had been reduced to 360 by the time of the closure in July 2015.[3] At the time of closure, Thoresby was one of the two last remaining deep-mined coal sources owned by UK Coal, together with Kellingley which closed soon after.[4]

Redevelopment[]

The site is being reclaimed and redeveloped with a ten-year plan into housing and associated infrastructure, named Thoresby Vale, Edwinstowe. Initial plans were to include a country park and with five acres set aside for a primary school. Local MP Mark Spencer mentioned that provision was also needed for a doctors' surgery, and hoped that section 106 monies could be used to upgrade the nearby traffic island and establish a passenger rail service extension to the Robin Hood Line.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Thoresby Colliery". www.minersadvice.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ Britton, Alex (16 May 2015), "Thoresby Colliery to close in July with loss of 600 jobs", www.nottinghampost.com, archived from the original on 13 October 2015
  3. ^ Nottinghamshire's Thoresby Colliery closes after 90 years, 10 July 2015
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Multi-million pound plan for pit site. Chad, 27 July 2016, pp.6-7. Accessed 5 July 2021
  5. ^ Thoresby Vale Harworth Group. Retrieved 22 June 2021
  6. ^ Thoresby Colliery transformation well underway as work progresses on hundreds of new homes Nottinghamshire Live, 31 July 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021
  7. ^ Work begins on first 143 homes that will transform former Notts colliery Nottinghamshire Live, 4 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021
  8. ^ A614 junction improvements Ollerton Roundabout Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 5 July 2021
  9. ^ £28m upgrade for 6 junctions on major Nottinghamshire roads given green light Nottinghamshire Live, 8 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021
  10. ^ Major £24m improvements for Nottinghamshire road used by millions each year Nottinghamshire Live, 26 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021

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