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3 unusual facts about Robert Juckes Clifton


Robert Juckes Clifton

Clifton was the son of Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton, 8th Baronet and his second wife Marianne Swinfen, daughter of John Swinfen of Swinfen, Staffordshire.

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The colliery opened in 1870 after Clifton's death, as did the Wilford Toll Bridge for which he was also responsible.

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In 1868 building work began on the Clifton Colliery at Wilford after coal was found on the estate.



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