Clipstone Colliery

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : It would be hard to find a more dramatic case of industrial decline than the coal industry of the UK. At its peak just before World War I, the country's coal mines produced nearly three hundred million tons and employed an astounding 1.2 million. Between depletion, international competition, and environmental regulation, the industry has virtually ceased to exist. In this drone video by contributor Chris, you'll get an aerial glimpse of this storied past: the Clipstone Colliery in Nottinghamshire, which was closed in 2003.

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Clipstone Colliery was a coal mine situated near the village of the same name on the edge of an area of Nottinghamshire known as “The Dukeries” because of the number of stately homes in the area. The colliery was owned by the Bolsover Colliery Company and passed to the National Coal Board in 1947. The headstocks and powerhouse are grade II listed buildings. History The colliery was sunk to exploit the Barnsley seam or “Tophard”, as it is known locally. In the 1950s the shafts were deepened to over 1000 yards (920 m) to exploit other seams. The colliery was closed by British Coal, as the National Coal Board had become, in 1993 and reopened by RJB Mining (now UK Coal) in April 1994, the licence to dig for coal being limited to the Yard seam which is located at a depth of 957 yards (870 m). The colliery was finally closed in April 2003.