And I thought Camerton colliery was in Somerset!
Is there any connection?
regards,
Bill Krouwel
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From: Peter Claughton <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 11:06 PM
Subject: Camerton Fireclay and Coal Company
> A request for information from a non-member - can anyone help?
>
> >I am currently undertaking research into 20th Century defence
> infrastructure in Cumbria, and to this end, am trying to find out more
about
> the Camerton Fireclay and coal company, whose drift-mine was taken over by
> the Admiralty to store munitions in 1940.
> >
> >The mine was previously owned by Thomas Mackay and co, and so far any
work
> I have consulted on the history of Camerton colliery only goes up to the
> 1930's, with information being scant beyond the turn of the century.
> >
> >Records in the Cumbria records office at Whitehaven and Carlisle don't
show
> anything beyond 1935-ish. The mine is sited at NGR NY 041 309, and is
within
> 250 yards of the RNAD munitions dump at Broughton Moor, which was built at
> the start of WWII around the (then disused) Buckhill colliery.
> >
> >Any information, or where to find information post-1940 would be much
> appreciated, as would underground plans. There were three drifts, but I
> think only one was used for munitions storage. There are some photographs
> of the drift entrance which I took in 1981 and 1991 on my website at
> http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rwbarnes/defence/camerton.htm
> >
> >Many thanks in anticipation,
> >
> >Russell W. Barnes
> >
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