Black Park Colliert was located at Halton near Chirk in the county of Wrexham and was one of the oldest collieries in North Wales. It produced coal from 1863 until it closed in 1949 on the grounds it was no longer economic. It worked mostly the Two Yard and Main seams. The shafts were filled with boiler ash and capped with cement. In 1966 one of the shafts was reopened as a ventilation shaft for Ifton Colliery. This involved the installation of a new fan and winding engine. The colliery was finally closed in 1968.
For underground plans, please see Ifton Colliery
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