A query has arisen on a railway e-list to which I belong regarding
Eckington Colliery. The latest reference to Eckington Colliery per se that
I have is 1869, operated by J & G Wells. After that, my references list J &
G Wells as operating several collieries in Eckington region (most notably
Renishaw Park) but none eponymous. However, J & G Wells known to have
operated wagons with main writing 'Eckington' for many years after 1869 -
certainly into 1930s. Was there, after c.1869, an Eckington Colliery or was
(as I now suspect) 'Eckington' a collective name for J & G Wells's
collieries in the area?
TYIA, Rgds,
Ken Smith.
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