Monument record M6271 - Bestwood Colliery

Summary

COLLIERY (Victorian to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference SK 55600 47499 (point)
Map sheet SK54NE
District Gedling
Civil Parish Bestwood Park (G), Gedling

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Full Description

Bestwood Colliery. (1)
Opened 1871, closed 1967.
See M2062 for winding house, M2121 for workers' village.


G.V. Bloomfield, 1997, Bestwood - a colliery and ironworks in the Nottinghamshire coalfields 1872 - 1884 (Unpublished document). SNT5958.

<1> OS, 1881, 1:2500, County Series 1881 (Map). SNT1046.

Other Refs: 38/1

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: G.V. Bloomfield. 1997. Bestwood - a colliery and ironworks in the Nottinghamshire coalfields 1872 - 1884.
  • <1> Map: OS. 1881. 1:2500, County Series 1881.

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Record last edited

Jun 6 2025 2:47PM

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