Date:23rd of April 1913
Description:King George V and Queen Mary visited Birchenwood Colliery on the second day of their tour of north Staffordshire. They had stayed overnight at Crewe Hall. Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using coal from other collieries. However this production also ceased in May 1973.
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Coal needs washing before use to remove impurities. The Luhrig Washer was invented ...
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and ...
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King George V and Queen Mary visited Birchenwood Colliery on the second day of their tour of north Staffordshire. ...
Children from Dove Bank School, Kidsgrove are pictured here lining the route awaiting the visit of King ...
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Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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