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The Failed Collieries

The Failed Collieries

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There were initial predictions of at least 20 pits in Kent but the claims for the Kent coalfield turned out to
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Tilmanstone Colliery

Tilmanstone Colliery

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Also known as the East Kent Colliery, Tilmanstone was begun near the village of Eythorne in 1906 by Arthur Burr by
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Snowdown Colliery

Snowdown Colliery

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The Colliery, situated alongside the main Dover to Canterbury railway line, near to Ackolt which lies between Womenswold and Nonninton, was
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Arthur Burr and the Development of the Kent Coalfield

Arthur Burr and the Development of the Kent Coalfield

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Arthur Burr was a speculator who, virtually single-handed, kept the Kent coalfield going for almost twenty years despite the constant
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Shakespeare Colliery

Shakespeare Colliery

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Also known as Dover Colliery, Shakespeare was Kent's first coal mine. It was owned by Kent Coalfields Syndicate Ltd., formed in
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The Discovery of Coal in Kent

The Discovery of Coal in Kent

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Geologists first speculated that there was coal beneath Kent the in 1840's but it was not until 1890 that the theory
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Athol Terrace Biography

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Jabez Wolffe biography for HPAC
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Archcliffe Chapel Biography

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Jabez Wolffe biography for HPAC
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Auxilliary Fire Service Biography

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Cannon Street Dover channel swimming hpac images
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Admiralty Pier 1847 - 1893

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Admiralty Pier biography for HPAC
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