- Chisnall Hall Colliery
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Chisnall Hall Colliery was the largest coal mine in the area north of Wigan in Northern England. The mine was sunk on Coppull Moor between 1891 and 1900. It was owned by the Pearson & Knowles Coal and Iron Co Ltd, of Warrington and connected to the London and North Western Railway's Wigan–Preston main line by a 1.5 mile private railway. In 1930, Pearson & Knowles merged with the Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd (and others) and all the collieries, including Chisnall Hall, became the property of the Wigan Coal Corporation.
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Nationalisation
After nationalisation on 1 January 1947, a major rebuilding of the colliery was authorised by the National Coal Board. New headgear and new screens replaced the fairly ramshackle original structures and a coal washery was added. During the 1950s and early 1960s, well over 1000 men were employed, producing about 250,000 tons of coal per year.
Closure
The colliery closed on 24 March 1967, the last in the Wigan area other than small private mines. The washery and railway remained open for about 4 months, washing coal brought from Wood Pit, Haydock.
The site today
Landscaping of the very large waste heap and colliery site was very thorough and won awards[by whom?]. Almost no traces of the colliery or its railway survive.
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Coordinates: 53°36′22″N 2°40′56″W / 53.6062°N 2.6821°W
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