What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of :- No:- 5 Pit of The Cannock Chase Colliery Company Known as 'Five's' Opened 1863. Closed 1919 Recorded plaque organisation: Burntwood Chase Heritage Group.
The site marked the location of No. 5 pit, part of the Cannock Chase Colliery Company, operational from 1863 to 1919; it represents a significant element of the region's coal mining history and industrial heritage.
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