From 1500 until 1840, almost all the power to grind corn in the district was provided by wind.
The coal reserves nearest to the coast could not be reached before deep-mine technologies were developed early in the 19th century.
The Blacksmith's Shop at Hardwick Colliery (Holmewood).
Lime Kiln Fields Mill was built in 1793 from limestone with sandstone. It is a four storey structure and now located in a residential garden.
At his death in 1929 Sir John Plowright Houfton was described as 'a great public man' with a 'long and distinguished association with the Bolsover
In 1936 a plant to produce smokeless fuel ('Coalite') was built near Bolsover colliery.
Bolsover colliery was sunk by the Bolsover Colliery Company Ltd in the early 1890s and remained an important part of the coal industry in Derbyshir
In the 17th and 18th centuries Bolsover was well known locally as a centre for the manufacture of clay tobacco pipes, and for a short time in the m
A factory making hosiery, underwear and other types of garment was established at Bolsover shortly after the Second World War. Passing from local o
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