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The Sunshine Corner CoalfieldsKent's coalfield

Twenty five years after the closure of the last pit in Kent, this is the miners' story. Photos c/o Dover Museum.

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A close-knit community

The isolation of pit villages meant miners developed a strong identity c/o Dover Museum.

  • Meet the miners
  • 'Coal shed' of England
  • The mining landscape
  • A close-knit community
  • Coalfield workers
  • Coal train
  • The coalfield's aerial ropeway

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