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monument Word or Phrase:COLLIERY INSTITUTE *  
Definition:A building where miners could improve their knowledge by attending lectures and using the reading room facilities.
monument Word or Phrase:COLLIERY RAILWAY *  
Definition:Railway constructed specifically for the movement of coal around the pithead of a coal mine.
monument Word or Phrase:COLLIERY *  
Definition:A place where coal is mined.

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