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Hamstead Colliery in Hamstead (then Staffordshire, now West Midlands), England, produced coal between 1878 and 1965, by mining the South Staffordshire 'Thick' coal seam. It suffered a major fire in 1908 in which 26 men died. == History == The Hamstead Colliery Company was formed in April 1875. It acquired land in an area of Staffrodshire, on what is now the north west border of Birmingham, from G.C. Calthorpe of nearby Perry Hall, and in 1876 sank shafts.〔 The first coal was not extracted until after 1878 due to unexpected geological problems and water ingress. The coal was at a very deep level of almost 2000 feet. In 1928, due to boundary changes, the mine head area became part of West Bromwich. Shortly afterwards, the mine was acquired by the Hamstead Colliery (1930) Ltd. After nationalisation on the first day of 1947, when it became part of the National Coal Board, it contained to produce coal profitably until 1965 when the mine closed and housing was built on the site of the pithead.〔 The pithead baths building (), opened in 1937, was redeveloped as a nightclub. ''Kings''. It has since been demolished, and the site is occupied by a petrol station. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hamstead Colliery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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