Hickleton Main Colliery Explained

Hickleton Main Colliery was a coal mine in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, England from 1892 to 1988.^[1] In 1933 it employed 2,560 people underground and 500 on the surface.^[2] The coal mine's union lodge was the 400th recipient of the Order of Industrial Heroism.^{[3] [4]}

On 9 February 1944, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the colliery and thanked the miners for their war effort during World War II.^[5]

In 2006 a black granite memorial was erected in Thurnscoe cemetery bearing the names of the 161 miners who died at the pit over the years.^[6]

The site of the colliery now forms Phoenix Park in Thurnscoe.^[7]

External links

• Hickleton Main Colliery Memorial on Findagrave

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Hickleton Colliery . Northern Mine Research Society . 24 May 2019.
2. Web site: Hickleton Main Colliery Co. Ltd. . Durham Mining Museum . 24 May 2019.
3. Web site: List of Persons Awarded the Order of Industrial Heroism . 27 May 2019.
4. Web site: Awards for Gallantry . . 20 May 2019.
5. Web site: Voices from pit. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. en. 3 July 2019.
6. News: Memorial dedication to miners . 24 May 2019 . Barnsley Chronicle . 9 June 2006.
7. Web site: Phoenix Park . . 24 May 2019.