Pucklechurch, Italy
Parkfield Colliery was a coal mine near Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire, England. It was sunk in 1851 under the ownership of Handel Cossham. Coal was reached in 1853. The shaft was 840 ft (260 m) deep, but only the upper series of coal veins were worked. These were the Hard, the Top, the Hollybu
sh and Great veins. The quality of the coal mined was extremely good, and was used for gas manufacture and house coal. Handel Cossham died in 1890 and the pit was put up for sale. (Along with other pits he owned at Deep Pit, South Pit and Speedwell.) It was purchased by Bristol United Collieries, owners of Dean Lane, Easton, Hanham, Pennywell Road and Whitehall collieries. They formed a new company to manage their assets called The Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood and Parkfield Collieries Ltd. A survey of Parkfield Colliery at the time of sale noted that it had two horizontal direct-acting steam winding engines each with 28 in (71 cm) cylinders, a 4 ft (1.2 m) stroke and a drum 15 ft (4.6 m) in diameter. These had been made by Teague & Chew of Cinderford in the Forest of Dean. There were two 38 ft (12 m) high headgears, each with two pulley wheels of 15 ft (4.6 m) diameter. Steam was provided...
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