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This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of :- No:-2 Pit of the Cannock Chase Colliery Company. Known as 'The Uxbridge' and later 'The Fly'. Opened 1852. Closed 1940. Recorded plaque organisation: Burntwood Chase Heritage Group.
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Site of a significant coal pit, 'The Uxbridge', later renamed 'The Fly', operated by the Cannock Chase Colliery Company from 1852 to 1940, reflecting the industrial importance and economic activity of the coal mining industry in Staffordshire.
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