When Did Manton Pit Close?

The pit closed on 11 February 1994. Around 1,500 people worked at the pit when it closed. At the time of closure there were eight pits in Nottinghamshire. Many pits closed from 1993 to 1994, and Manton was the 29th to close in one year.

When did Ollerton pit close?

Many of Nottinghamshire's towns and villages were built around the collieries and for the mining families. Mr Bradley, 79, said the closures of mines at Ollerton in 1994 and Bilsthorpe in 1997 "devastated" these communities. "Most people lived where they worked," he said.

When did the last pit close?

Coal has also been extensively opencasted between Leeds and Wakefield, destroying most traces of the former industry. Kellingley, the last large colliery, closed in December 2015, bringing to an end hundreds of years of deep mining in England.