Subscribe to my you tube channel for 227+ more coal mine tributes and counting. The mine was named after Baron Hatherton who had assumed the surname Littleton in 1812. First workings at the mine, however, were conducted by the Cannock and Huntingdon Colliery Company in 1877. Upon sinking the first "No. 1" shaft they encountered water at a depth of 438 ft (133 metres) and the shaft became flooded.[1] Lord Hatherton who owned the land on which the colliery was constructed sunk the "No. 2" shaft in 1899 which was completed to a depth of 1,622 ft (494 metres).
In the 1960s the colliery was modernised and equipped with skip winding. After this, production regularly surpassed 1,000,000 tons in a year.
The colliery closed in 1993 following the overturning of a reprieve granted a year earlier.Littleton Colliery closed its gates in 1993 and was the last deep mine in Staffordshire. More than 600 miners lost their jobs.The former spoil tip has been redeveloped into what is now known as Littleton Leisure Park and is an area for both walkers and wildlife. Sadly The Colliery Recorded 93 Fatalities in its 106 year history.

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