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Mining disasters in Lancashire

Mining disasters in Lancashire in which five or more people were killed occurred most frequently in the 1850s, 1860s and 1870s.

Montague Napier

English automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer.

National Coal Board

Statutory corporation created to run the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946.

New Bolsover

Model village adjoining the town of Bolsover in Derbyshire, built by the local colliery company to house its workers.

New Lester Colliery

Colliery on the Manchester Coalfield opened after 1872 by James and William Roscoe in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.

New Manchester

Formerly isolated mining community at the extreme eastern end of the Tyldesley township.

Nook Colliery

Coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield after 1866 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.

North Western Gas Board

Former state-owned utility area gas board providing gas for light and heat to industries and homes in the north-west of England.

Nostell Colliery

Former colliery on the South Yorkshire Coalfield, about four and a half miles south east of Wakefield, on the Nostell Priory estate.

Ogle SX1000

The Ogle SX1000 is a front-wheel drive Mini-based coupé-style motor vehicle designed by David Ogle, the founder of Ogle Design.