Industry
COAL Coal has been worked in the Swinton area certainly since 1600. Early mining was by the use of bell pits, opencast and drift methods.… Read More »Industry
pottery
Swinton’s World Famous Potteries
Edward Butler first established his tile and pot works in Swinton in 1745. The site off Blackamoor Road was ideal for a pottery with clay… Read More »Swinton’s World Famous Potteries