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Although the shaft is now infilled, the site is memorialised with a statue in the distinctive `Eric Gill’ style, depicting two trapped miners embracing—a poignant tribute to those affected by the 1902 disaster.

• 1925-1930 Baynham, Brown & Hamblin
• 1938-1950 Baldwin Brothers
• 1967-1980 W.J. Jenkins

Once featured a 260-foot deep shaft with extensive level roadways extending approximately a mile both north and south. These levels worked the inclined coal seams above them. A major disaster occurred in 1902 when the northern workings unexpectedly broke into a body of water. The resulting inrush flooded the mine, tragically drowning four colliers and trapping three others underground for five days before they were rescued.