What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: This plaque commemorates Jim Anderton OBE (1904 - 1994), local mineworker and colliery manager and designer of the world-renowned Anderton Shearer-Loader, first installed at the Ravenhead Colliery, St Helens in 1952.
Jim Anderton OBE was a miner and colliery manager who designed the Anderton Shearer-Loader, a significant innovation in coal mining machinery first used in 1952, improving efficiency and safety in mines.
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