Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Just received a copy of Jean Hollingsworth's new book "Those Dirty Miners" a history of the Kent Coalfield.
In A4 format, photographs are beautifully reproduced (Bob supplied some), it is priced at £16. Bob says "an excellent publication, packed full of information"
Published by Stenlake publishing.
details as follows:
Those Dirty Miners
A History of the Kent Coalfield
J.P. Hollingsworth
ISBN: 9781840335088
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Stenlake Publishing
Pricing Details
£16.00
Dover Colliery c.1900
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i never realised that dover had a colliery, when did that close?
sounds like an interesting read.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Howard you must be joking you did not know Dover had its own colliery it was at the Warren just this side of it,I should say.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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surely the warren does not come under dover vic, capel or folkestone more like.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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I think you will find it was near Sheakspeare Cliff.I know the only way down to the houses there was by train.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
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It was the Dover pit it was just as you came out of the tunnel also there was a train stop,when we was renewing the railtrack along there we would get off there to start work.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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so when did it actually close?
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Howard just log into the kent mines and I think you can find out all you need to know.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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Howard opened in 1896 Shakespeare Colliery also know as Dover Colliery had problems at 300 ft when it hit water,2 shafts were drilled and they both had problems with water.In one accident 8 out of the 14 miners were drowned.In 1907 8 tons were mined a day,but the coal was poor quality and the pit shut in 1909.
It reopened in 1910 but closed again in 1915.It is where the present day Channel Tunnel workings were started.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Howard - there is also a good book on Samphire Hoe by Paul Sampson that you can still get from Dover there or WCCP offices
I will probably have to pick this new one up soon
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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In carrying out some research on architect Arthur Beresford Pite I discovered his wife Mary Kilvington Mowll was from a family who were among other things (Cinque of Ports etc) coal merchants in Dover.
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postcard date c.1905 Shakespeare Colliery
first coal produced at Shakespeare Colliery
In the new book, Jean states that in an 18-year period 8 men lost their lives, and a million pounds was spent on development of this colliery, and nothing to show for it.
Only 1000 tons was produced.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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fascinating stuff, thanks to all for educating me on this issue.
notice that the pit finally closed one year after the great war started, i would imagine that the miners were exempt from going to war because of their ocupation, i wonder if they were then enlisted?
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Guess Kath that it didn't produce much output, bit kick started the Kent Coal industry for the next 80 years
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Is this also the same area where the early napoleonic tunneling was started?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The train platform was call the Shakespeare Halt, you could also get off there and walk back up the cliff path still there but not safe anymore all the hand rail has long gone.
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Coal was discovered at Dover, when the early Channel tunnel workings were being dug.
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