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In the 1950s Keresley continued to grow rapidly. The Golden Eagle pub opened in 1964. A new library opened in Bennetts Road in 1964.
The Congregational Church was built in 1906. The Church of the Ascension began as Mission Church in 1925. It changed its name in 1984. In 1964 a new vicarage was built for the Church of St Thomas. The Galilee Room was built in 1991. In 1997 a tapestry was made for the 150th anniversary of the church.
The colliery continued to dominate life in the village. Coalmines were nationalised in 1947. In the 1950s miners from other areas (South Wales, Scotland and Northeast England) came to work in Coventry Colliery. There were also East Europeans and Irishmen.
However Coventry Colliery closed in 1991. It re-opened in 1994 but in 1996 it closed forever. The Homefire Plant closed in 2000. These closures were of course a severe blow to the community but from 1999 a new business park called Prologis Park or Keresley Park was built on the site and is bringing new life to Keresley. A Country Park was also created.
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