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The pits at Swan Lane and Long Lane, Hindley Green, were sunk c1864.They were purchased by the Swan Lane Brick & Coal Co.c1886 and then Swan Lane Collieries Ltd from 1910. This latter company reopened the Swan Lane colliery after it had closed in 1893. Final closure came in November 1927, a few months after this bill was paid. At the end there were 384 men underground and 107 surface workers.

A day out in Radcliffe yielded a wide range of lettered bricks including this example from Hindley Green, Wigan which I surmise to be a product of the Hindley Green Plastic Brick Company.