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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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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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Stanlee Shipbreaking Yard

Stanlee Shipbreaking Yard

Description
Shipbreakers Yard, Eastern Docks
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Industrial Dover

Industrial Dover

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Industrial Dover
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/Dover-History/19th-Century-Dover/Industrial.aspx
Snowdown Colliery

Snowdown Colliery

Description
The Colliery, situated alongside the main Dover to Canterbury railway line, near to Ackolt which lies between Women
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/Exhibitions/Coal-Mining-in-Kent/History/Snowdown-Colliery.aspx
Betteshanger Colliery

Betteshanger Colliery

Description
Betteshanger was Kent's biggest colliery.
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/Exhibitions/Coal-Mining-in-Kent/History/Betteshanger-Colliery.aspx
Arthur Burr and the Development of the Kent Coalfield

Arthur Burr and the Development of the Kent Coalfield

Description
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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White Cliffs of Dover

White Cliffs of Dover

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White Cliffs of Dover
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Dover Museum

Market Square, Dover  CT16 1PH

Opening hours
April-September:
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm
Sunday 10am-3pm

October-March:
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and
New Year's Day

Roman Painted House

New Street, Dover CT17 9AJ

Opening hours 2026
Open from Friday 3 April - Saturday 31 October

School holidays: Thursday-Sunday 10am-4pm
Term-time: Saturday only 10am-4pm

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