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Derbyshire's Oil Wells - Riddings, Alfreton and other local wells
In a talk sponsored by Alfreton Heritage Trust, Cliff Lea will speak on the Derbyshire OIl Wells - Britain's first successful exploration for oil, including early findings of oil in Derbyshire in the 1700s: also Riddings in 1847 where the first world's first refining technology was developed, Tibshelf in 1919, the site of Britain's very first successful deep oil well, other Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire wells which follows: plus the local site of Britain's first frackin
7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
Free admission
Free admission
Palmer Morewood Memorial Social Club, Hall Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 7BU
Tue 4 Apr 2017
Website:
www.alfretonheritage.org.uk
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