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Derbyshire's Oil Wells - Riddings, Alfreton and other local wells
Tue 4 Apr 17
Palmer Morewood Memorial Social Club, Hall Street, Alfreton DE55 7BU
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...