Nailsea Coal and Coke Co
Nailsea Coal and Coke Company Limited
At the beginning of the 19th century pits were sunk by Messrs. Grace, Thomas, and Davis, through solid rock at a great cost, to a depth of about 60 fathoms. They were sunk in the belief that a canal was being made from Taunton to Bristol and Pill (to Pill because of the "steam accommodation") but the company abandoned the canal before it had been fully constructed.
Although 80,000 tons of coal were landed from these pits within 18 months, the company found that it was too costly to haul it by carts into Bristol so the collieries were stopped.[1]
c1874 Messrs Grace and Moxham formed their concern into a company. Under the direction of Mr. Alexander Grace they erected a Cornish pumping engine, with a 76 inch cylinder and pumped the pits dry. Coal was then brought up and proved to be of superior quality.
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- ↑ Engineering 30 Oct 1874