Hamstead Colliery

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Date:January - December 1905 (c.)

Description:In April 1875 a company was formed to buy the Hamstead estate from G.C. Calthorpe of Perry Hall. He then leased a further 1500 acres of land to the newly founded colliery company. The first seam of coal was struck on 1st March 1880. The network of coal mines running between here and Wolverhampton lead to the area becoming known as the "Black Country".

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Industrial Buildings Handsworth Hamstead Hill Coal Mining 1901 - 1913 (Edwardian)

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Donor ref:Handsworth Historical Soc. HHS Album 1 / p13 / 8 (7/2350)

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