Coal Mining and the people of Aspatria, Cumberland
The Brayton Domain Colliery Company was formed in 1822, by Joseph Harris, and over a period of some 120 years his family operated several pits in the Aspatria area. This site provides an insight into the people who worked – and lost their lives in the pits at Aspatria.
The most comprehensive history of the Brayton Domain Collieries is provided by Terry Carrick’s History of Mining in the Aspatria Area, first published in 1996, and which is now available here, with Terry’s kind permission.
Dedicated to those who lost their lives at the Brayton Domain collieries.