Sentence examples for a colliery from inspiring English sources

Harworth has lost its shoe factory, its light-bulb factory and a colliery that once provided 1,100 jobs.

Born in Heanor, Derbyshire, Harry was the son of a schoolteacher mother and a colliery accountant father.

I first saw Brassed Off – the tale about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit – in June 1997.

Former Bevin Boys have met MoD officials to discuss the badge, with possible designs including the pithead gear of a colliery.

Tomorrow (21 October) marks the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster when the collapse of a colliery killed 116 children and 28 adults.

The Price of Coal was first published in 1979, and tells the story of a royal visit and an underground accident at a colliery.

Thanks to a roaming posse of brass players, new song Kevin floats on a colliery-band swell at odds with its caustic tale of a young man lost to prescription drugs.

The once grimy and windowless Calverton club, next to a disused colliery in a suburb of Nottingham, is now operated as both a limited company and charity, having had a total makeover.

Pallis's patient, A.H., was a mining engineer at a Welsh colliery who had kept a journal and was able to give Pallis an articulate and insightful description of his experiences.

Phased describes the first time he tried: "I'm 17 and an apprentice at a Notts colliery and I can't get into work because a large group of striking miners are blocking the entrance gate.

A business park at a former colliery site in Derbyshire will be marked by a huge horse made of heather, the site developer said.