Merrylees Colliery

Merrylees 

Near to the end of World War 2, two drifts were driven from the surface at Merrylees, almost a mile south east of Desford Colliery itself. This work was undertaken by the Desford Coal Co. Ltd. and was the subject of a Paper by A.D. Butterley and G.H Mitchell in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers,. Vol. civ., p.703. Merrylees was in operation until the early 1970’s and became notorious for the extensive damage to property in parts of Barlestone and Newbold Verdon, which the underground workings caused.

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We want to thank the Northern Mine Research Society for allowing us to post this on our website.  Further information on Desford and Merrylees can be found on their site.  Please see link below.

https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coal-mining-in-the-british-isles/leicestershire/desford-colliery/

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