Neston Collieries, 1759-1855


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The extraordinary story of the two early collieries at Neston, in west Cheshire, has been largely overlooked by historians. Yet, for a time the main coal mine, Ness Colliery, was more successful than most of its contemporaries in nearby south-west Lancashire and North Wales. It was the first large industrial site in west Cheshire and introduced the area’s earliest steam engine.




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Women of Fortune


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Offers a compelling story of mercantile wealth and merchant heiresses who asserted their rights despite loss, imprisonment, and murder.







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