coal pit

Examples (10)

• My grandfather started working in a coal pit when he was just a boy.
• The village grew up around the old coal pit.
• The closure of the last coal pit devastated the local community.
• Life down the coal pit was incredibly dangerous and difficult.
• The abandoned coal pit has now been transformed into a nature reserve.
• Many towns in the north of England had several coal pits.
• A museum was established to preserve the history of the local coal pit.
• You can still see the winding gear that once stood over the main coal pit.
• Few today can imagine the harsh realities of working in a coal pit.
• A tragic accident occurred at the Ellington coal pit in 1951.