An accident in 1913 killed three men and destroyed the pumping system, causing the mine to flood and work was abandoned for nine months. The site was connected to the East Kent Railway (EKR) in 1915 and coal first brought to the surface in March 1916.
In 1913, an accident tragically killed three men and damaged the mine's pumping system, causing a flood that halted work for nine months. The site was connected to the East Kent Railway (EKR) in 1915, and coal began being extracted from the mine in March 1916.