Site of Greyfield Colliery (Disused) (High Littleton)

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  tonye100

  I have looked to see if in fact your article was deleted and can find no trace whatever of it, I should point out that there is now an historical layer where tags of places that no longer exist or cannot be seen on the map can be placed such as the ones you are creating, one further point, this is a Wiki and adding your name and contact details to a tag is not required or encouraged so these will be deleted.

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  John Gibson (guest)

  There is no question that I added quite a lot about Greyfield Pit & associated tramway, brickworks & the key links to Mooresland Pit (which is identified separately just to the NNE) Greyfield Pit was significant in that the landowner was the Earl of Warwick - who only had a few pits & none of this importance.It is historically interesting that the Earl of Warwick should have had any connections with the Clutton area - something I intend following up at some point. (One of the village pubs at Clutton is called the Warwick Arms). From a mining / geological standpoint, Greyfield or (sometimes Grayfield) was one of the early collieries to be gaining coal from both the Farrington (lower series) seams & the Radstock Series of (upper) seams or veins. The Farrington series outcropped closeby, and all of the 18th & 19th C pits on the northern slope ( south-facing ) of the Cam Valley were sunk / working the Radstock Series - until deepened to reach the Farrington series (where I've indicated). This included Mooresland (Radstock Series) In this area, it has to appreciated that though the lower series, the Farrington seams, were on the rise in this area. Hence, the Radstock series being worked nearby were at a much deeper level. Indeed, this general area broadly marks the western extremes of the Somerset Coal Basin Due to the proximity of Greyfield & Mooresland Pits, and given that the upper and lower series were close laterally (though normally separated by some 600ft in depth), a decision was taken to drive a slant or drift from Greyfield Pit to the Radstock series at the Mooresland workings. This was known as the 'Cuckoo Drift', and gives its name to a lane nearby. As a consequence of being able to haul 'Radstock' coal up the drift to Greyfield pit bottom, the shaft at Mooresland was no longer required for winding men, supplies or coal. Mooresland did play, a vitally important & particularly beneficial role in the working of both coal series, as it provided a ventilation shaft at no cost to the proprietors of Greyfield Colliery. These various factors & others were included in my notes about Greyfield Pit, and to my dismay, just vanished. John Gibson. 13/10/2012.

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  Broomwicks

  I couldn't find any trace of the old tag in historical layer or deleted items either. With this in mind, I have transcribed your informative history from the comment above to the description. I have also added 'historical layer' to this tag, this being best practice on WM. I keep a watch on this area and will query any deletion which I think unnecessary.

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