Brinsley Colliery
 Brinsley headstocks in August 2005 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Brinsley Colliery Location in Nottinghamshire | |
| Location | Brinsley, Nottinghamshire |
| County council | Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°02′06″N 1°18′30″W / 53.035°N 1.30847°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1842 |
| Closed | 1970 |
Brinsley Colliery was a coal mine in west Nottinghamshire, close to the boundary with Derbyshire, in what is now Broxtowe district.
History
It was opened around 1842.
It closed as a working pit in 1934 when the seams were exhausted. The shafts were kept open until 1970 for access to neighbouring pits.
Production
It was originally sunk to 450 ft (137m). A second shaft was sunk in 1872 to 780 ft (238m), and the tandem headstocks were built with this shaft.
At peak of production, it was producing 500 tons of coal a day, employing 361 men, of whom 282 worked at the coal face.
Current site
It is now reclaimed and is a picnic site and conservation area, east of the fast-flowing busy A608 road between Eastwood and junction 27 of the M1 at Felley.
20th century literature
Arthur John Lawrence (18 June 1847 – 1924), father of David Herbert Lawrence, from Eastwood, worked at the pit. Arthur Lawrence was born in Brinsley.[1] Arthur Lawrence's father, Bert, worked at the pit. DH Lawrence's mother came from a middle-class background. There is also reference of this mine in the short story Odour of Chrysanthemums (DH Lawrence) and this is a focal point of life in the novel
In his book
The headstocks of the pit appear in the opening scenes of the
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