Colliery with highest number of men

Wheldale Deputy Posts: 610	Colliery with highest number of men Sept 11, 2012 14:02:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wheldale on Sept 11, 2012 14:02:01 GMT -5 Does anyone know which colliery in the UK can claim to have employed the most men at any one moment in time?
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bibobs Trainee Posts: 27	Colliery with highest number of men Sept 11, 2012 14:23:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bibobs on Sept 11, 2012 14:23:48 GMT -5 dont know the highest number but Ashington in 1921 had 4076.u/g and 1379 surface a total of 5455 men bibobs