This field is all that remains of the actual Thomas Chapel Colliery site. The first pits inthe Thomas Chapel area date back to the 1780s and Thomas Chapel Colliery closed sometime in the 1850s when the New Hayes and Hacket Collieries were reopened.
This photograph is by Gazdav and was uploaded January 3rd 2009. © Gazdav please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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