Snowdown Colliery closed in 1987 in line with National pit closures. Mining begun on the site in 1907, making Snowdown the oldest commercial colliery in Kent. The mine had two shafts, Number one was 83m deep and shaft number two was 940m deep. Contemporary reports document extreme heat and humidity in Snowdown, apparently creating some of the worst working conditions in UK mining. Since 1988 when the shafts were capped and the headgear removed, little has changed. The now dilapidated buildings represent one of the few tangible remains of Kents coal mining past.
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