Betteshanger Colliery
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Betteshanger Colliery was one of the major coal mines of the Kent coalfield in southeast England, known for its large workforce and significant role in the region’s mining history.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mine
ⓘ
colliery ⓘ industrial site ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Betteshanger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mill Hill, Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | UK miners' strike (1984–1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| closureReason | decline of UK deep coal mining industry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depth | over 2000 feet ⓘ |
| employer | National Coal Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 1989 ⓘ |
| environmentalReclamation | landscaped into country park after closure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of regional industrial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole | largest and longest-lived pit in the Kent coalfield ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to development of mining communities in East Kent ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large workforce
ⓘ
significant role in Kent mining history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ southeast England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Deal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalizationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
militant labour tradition
ⓘ
strong trade union organization ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | over 2000 at peak ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| partOf | Kent coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakEmploymentPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| postIndustrialUse |
Betteshanger Country Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heritage and recreation site ⓘ |
| predecessorOrganization | Betteshanger Colliery Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | coal ⓘ |
| significance | major coal mine of the Kent coalfield ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1924 ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
mineral railway connections
ⓘ
railway sidings ⓘ |
| typeOfCoalfield | deep coal mine in a non-traditional coal area GENERATED ⓘ |
| workforceOrigin |
miners from Scotland
ⓘ
miners from the North of England ⓘ miners from traditional coalfields such as South Wales ⓘ |
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