What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Chasetown developed after the First coal mine was sunk in 1849. Recorded plaque organisation: Burntwood Chase Heritage Group.
Chasetown emerged as a mining community following the establishment of its first coal mine in 1849, reflecting the industrial boom and growth of mining towns during the Victorian era.
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Places near here
Church of St AnneListed building · 223 yd
Ecclesiastical Boundary Stone near BurntwoodMonument or public art · 390 yd
Chasewater Innovation CentreHeritage attraction · 1191 yd
Chasewater Railway MuseumMuseum · 1648 yd
Air PulseMemorial · 1.3 mi
The WindmillListed building · 1.4 mi
Brownhills Miner Black Country GeositeNature reserve · 1.5 mi
Wimblebury HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Gentleshaw CommonVisitor information · 2.5 mi
Oak Park and Pithead MonumentMonument or public art · 2.6 mi
Walsall Wood Colliery Pit Head MonumentMemorial · 2.6 mi
Shireoak HillMountain / peak · 2.8 miOther information
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