Baddesley Mine
Other Business Names:
- Dugdale family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
Notes:
Sunk in 1850 by the local Dugdale family of landowners in an area where coal had long been mined and owned by them until nationalisation in late 1940s. Noted for an explosion in 1882 resulting in great loss of life. Mine finally closed in 1989
Publications:
- Baddesley Pit Explosion, 1882 by Parton, Celia E
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dugdale family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
Notes:
Sunk in 1850 by the local Dugdale family of landowners in an area where coal had long been mined and owned by them until nationalisation in late 1940s. Noted for an explosion in 1882 resulting in great loss of life. Mine finally closed in 1989Publications:
- Baddesley Pit Explosion, 1882 by Parton, Celia E