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Heritage Open Day 2013 at Chatterley Whitfield – Update…..

Posted on July 03, 2013 by

Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to places that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors. It is a once-a-year chance to discover architectural treasures and […]

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Artists Dig Deep to Remember Colliery’s Glory Days

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

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From The Sentinel, 10 December 2008: Artists have created a 34-piece exhibition to commemorate a historic colliery. The paintings, metal work and pottery depicting Chatterley Whitfield in Fegg Hayes are on display at the Burslem School of Art for the next month. The colliery, which stopped producing coal in 1976, is said to hold the […]

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Record-breaking Coal Mine Will Become Heritage Park

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

From The Sentinel, 25 November 2008: A heritage country park on the site of a coalfield has been given the green light by planners. The development of Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, near Fegg Hayes, has been approved by Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s development control committee. Applicant Birse Civils Limited, the engineering division of Balfour Beatty, will complete […]

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