Until the late 1970s Smallthorne was a coal mining area . In the mid 1960s there were three large collieries , Norton ( Ford Green ) , Sneyd ( Burslem ) and Hanley Deep Pit , within a mile or less of ' Smallthorne Bank ' ( the main shopping area today ) and a number of others were within an easy commuting distance . One of the many workingmen 's clubs scattered throughout the surrounding district is still called the Norton Miners Welfare Institute and Cricket Club and is located off Community Drive in Smallthorne
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Sneyd Colliery Disaster
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