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Month: October 2020

North Skelton Closure 1964

19th October 202020th October 2020 Chris Twigg 8 Comments News

This short piece of video footage was recorded in January 1964 when the last ironstone mine in Cleveland closed at North Skelton. If possible I would like to identify the individuals interviewed.

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