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 ...
The vase was presented to Holditch Colliery Rescue Brigade following the Holditch pit fire and explosion which killed 30 miners including an entire rescue team in July 1937. The vase is one of two made; ...