Neston Collieries, 1759-1855, PDF eBook

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The extraordinary story of the two early collieries at Neston, in west Cheshire, has been largely overlooked by historians.

Yet, for a time the main coal mine, Ness Colliery, was more successful than most of its contemporaries in nearby south-west Lancashire and North Wales.

It was the first large industrial site in west Cheshire and introduced the area's earliest steam engine.

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