Wet Earth Colliery
Wet Earth Colliery was a coal mine located on the Manchester Coalfield, in Clifton, Greater Manchester. The colliery site is now the location of Clifton Country Park. The colliery has a unique place in British coal mining history; apart from being one of the earliest pits in the country, it is the place where engineer James Brindley made water run uphill.
Canal entrance to the colliery | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Clifton, Greater Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | 1740s |
| Closed | 1928 |
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