Black Park Colliery, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, UK
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A historical marker to the Black Park Colliery that was located on this site from 1863 to 1969.
Waymark Code: WMBDW8
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/10/2011
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A historical marker to the Black Park Colliery that was located on this site from 1863 to 1969.
The marker is a huge pulley wheel that has been cleaned up and painted black (probably to connect with the name 'black' park).
Chirk was formerly a coal mining community with coal being worked since the 17th century. The largest of these collieries were Black Park (one of the oldest in the north of Wales) and Brynkinallt (Welsh: Bryncunallt). After the closure of these mines, an open-cast coal mine opened in the late 1980s. This coal mine has now also closed.
With thanks to Wikipedia
The sign reads:
This industrial area covers the site
of the former Black Park Colliery,
which produced coal from 1863 to 1969.
During its the heyday in the nineteenth
century it employed over 500 men and
formed the hub of the community.
Chirk Town Council / British Coal Opencast.
As a side to this former Deputy Prime Minister; Lord John Prescott's forefathers lived and worked on this site, and he was born near here in Chirk.
Type of Historic Marker: Sign on Marker
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Chirk Town Council
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1863
Related Website: [Web Link]
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