Birmingham, Italy
Hamstead Colliery in Hamstead (then Staffordshire, now West Midlands), England, produced coal between 1878 and 1965, by mining the South Staffordshire 'Thick' coal seam. It suffered a major fire in 1908 in which 26 men died. It underwent modernisation following nationalisation in 1947, and again in
Listen to the audio guide for Hamstead Colliery Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off