Apologies for cross-posting, but this may be of interest.
David
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> South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group are marking the fact that it is
> 60 years since the closure of Frog Lane Colliery in Coalpit Heath, near
> Bristol. This pit was the last deep mine in the Bristol and South Glos
> coalfield.
> There will be an exhibition (consisting of artefacts, photographs and
> display panels) at Coalpit Heath Miners Institute (aka Village Hall) on
> Sat 2 May from 7:00pm to 11:00pm and on Sunday 3 May from 10:30pm to
> 2:30pm and from 7:00pm to 10:30pm. The Miners is at 214 Badminton Rd,
> Coalpit Heath, Bristol, BS36 2QB. More details and a dowloadable poster
> are on www.sgmrg.co.uk, then follow link to Frog Lane event. If you can
> usefully display the poster, please do.
> After this weekend the exhibition will be on display at Yate and District
> Heritage centre from 14 May to 4 July. The Y&DHC is open on Tuesdays,
> Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:30am to 4:30pm. For more
> details see http://www.yateheritage.co.uk/?q=node/6
> A new book about Frog Lane compiled by SGRMG and Y&DHC members will be on
> sale at this exhibition, as will SGMRG publication "Kingswood Coal", which
> gives a history of all the coal mines in S Glos and also includes many
> pictures and a map reference for each one. See
> http://www.sgmrg.co.uk/kingswoodcoal
> Some of the stunning photographs on display and in the new book were taken
> by the celebrated Cornish photographer JC Burrows in the very early
> 1900's.
>
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