Events
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Talk – The early years of the SCC 1793 to 1810
Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, PaultonRoger Halse will give an illustrated talk on "The Early Years of the SCC", from the beginning in the early 1790s up to 1810. It nearly failed several times. By […]
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Walk – Timsbury and Paulton Basins, including water supply
A guided walk by Roger Halse to Timsbury and Paulton Basins. It will include the water supply, the tramways which brought the coal to the SCC and an interpretation of […]
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Talk – The final years of the SCC, including the finances, 1870 until closure
Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, PaultonRoger will give an illustrated presentation on "The Final Years of the SCC", the last 30 years from 1870 until closure. Fortunately some documentary evidence has survived for the last […]
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Walk – Midford Basin to Twinhoe
A guided walk by Roger Halse at Midford Basin. This walk is on private land by kind permission of Bob Honey and hence is a Society Members only event. The […]
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Talk – Pensford Coal Mining
Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, PaultonPensford and Bromley Collieries opened Pensford Colliery to mine the Pensford syncline in 1909. By 1947 the output was 70,000 tons pa. It closed in 1955. Location of talk: Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Entry is free, but we would appreciate a donation of £3-4 to cover our costs. Tea, coffee […]
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Walk – Coal, coke ovens, railway remains plus railway and canal projects that never happened!
Vobster Inn Lower Vobster, RadstockWalk description: A guided walk of coal, coke ovens, railway remains, plus railway and canal projects that never happened! Walk duration: 2.5hours Meeting location: Meet at Vobster Inn, Lower Vobster, Radstock BA3 5RJ For further details please contact: events@coalcanal.com