Askern History
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<strong>Askern</strong> Colliery<br />
The first sod was cut on 22<br />
February 1911, two shafts were<br />
sunk in May (21 ft in diameter).<br />
The Barnsley coal bed was<br />
reached at 568 yards in 9<br />
months. Output: up to 4,000<br />
tons per day. The railway was<br />
extended to serve the pit with a<br />
new bridge constructed over<br />
Campsall Road.<br />
<strong>History</strong>
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