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Local Mine
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Hole Lane Pit / Bull Hole Pit
Bull Hall Pit Located
near Noble Avenue North Common.
Hole Lane Pit Located
opposite Redfield Edge School, Bath Road Oldland.
(Some
info
provided by Shaun Harris of North Common)
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The “barn” adjacent
to, and jutting out into the
school playing field was, it is thought,
the coal sorting shed and workshop for
these pits.
Further up the High street on the
right hand side can be seen a line of
small brick sheds. These were the cobblers’
and clog makers’ workshops. The houses in
a rank near the school (towards Oldland),
are rather well made miners’ cottages.
These pits worked the same local
seams
but at a greater depth – the Parrot
seam now being at 660 feet.
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The Hole Lane Pit was directly connected to the
Avon and Gloucester dramway and indeed supplied
its first load. The Bullhall Pit was also
a nearby mine and worked the Millgrit and Rag seams.
It was connected to the Avon and Gloucester tramway
by a spur.
The Mine Owner’s house at High Street Oldland
has its side extended and an outhouse at the beyond.
Here the miners would queue up for their wages -
or sent their wives to get them.
The Bullhall Pit was closed and capped in 1881
Cowhorn Hill Pit
Located
bottom of Cowhorn Hill (on site of Warmley Golf
Course)
Pumping station building still remains
nearby. Originally the pumping station removed the
water from the pit and pumped it to Soundwell (the
old Bristol Waterworks site), where it was distributed
on the public main.
It's interesting to note that this early tradition
of re-cycling persists today on the site.
Glass and cans etc collected in the local area are
amassed here for re-cycling at various 'out of area' locations.
A case of history repeating itself ?
Grimsbury Pit
Located adjacent to Grimsbury Farm, Kingswood
There were also numerous other mine workings
known as bell mines. These were shallow in construction
in the shape of a bell. One such mine was located
near Westland Avenue in Oldland.
More information on any local mine workings is
urgently required. (dates of operation, photo's
etc.) Use the link at foot of this page.
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