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Home > Mines, Quarries & Sites > Britain Pit Coal Colliery

Britain Pit Coal Colliery (United Kingdom)

Closed in the 1960's. The mine site is below the miniature railway at Swanwick Junction site on MRT.
Nearby is Western Pit which still stands and was operated as part of Britain but was originally independent.

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Britain Pit was served by:

Butterley Company Mixed Railway
Butterley Ironworks Iron Smelt Mill

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