Hulton Colliery Company Limited
The company had its origins in small coal mines on the northern part of the Hulton Park estate, which were owned by the Hultons who had held the estate from medieval times.
Subject ID: 110984
MoreHulton Colliery Company Limited
The company had its origins in small coal mines on the northern part of the Hulton Park estate, which were owned by the Hultons who had held the estate from medieval times.
On on 21 December 1910 an underground explosion occurred at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit, known as the Pretoria Pit, in Over Hulton, Westhoughton. A total of 344 men lost their lives.
The company was transferred to the ownership of the National Coal Board as part of nationalisation in 1947.
Subject ID: 110984
Subject ID: 110984