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The Colliery Band & the Candymen – Pit MiningHistory · 5 June 2015The Colliery Band & the Candymen – Pit MiningIn late 1885 at South Medomsley Pit, also known as Pontop Hall Pit,  the masters and men clashed over pay and conditions, something that happened all to often in those days, the miners notices having expired on the 4th December.  It was a hard time of year and the masters of the pit decided in…Read the story →

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