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Pemberton

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Pemberton Collieries. 1907.
Pemberton Collieries. 1907.
Photo: Ron Hunt
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Item #: 1634
Pemberton Collieries. Scanned from an old postcard. Postally used 1907.

Comment by: John Belshaw on 28th February 2009 at 19:29

King, Queen and Prince pits maybe?

Comment by: Derek winstanley on 12th August 2009 at 14:56

King, Queen, Prince and Bye pits.

Comment by: Brock on 6th December 2011 at 15:48

where abouts was this pic taken, as in the area as it is now?

Comment by: Melanie Denby on 29th March 2014 at 06:48

was this the only pit in Pemberton? If someone lived in Scot Lane in 1890 would the men of the house have worked there?

Comment by: alan winstanley on 12th May 2015 at 13:08

I WOULD DEFINATELY SAY SO MARIANE THE VAST NUMBER OF MEN WORKED AT BLUNDELS JUST PAST PEMBERTO STATION TODAY WERE THEY ARE BUILDING ALL THOSE NEW HOUSE'S ON AS FOR MYSELF I WOULD NOT LIKE TO LIVE ON TOP OF WHAT I KNOW TO BE UNDERNEATH THEM!

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