Kentish Coal is a celebration of the forgotten coal mining communities in Kent. Coal was first discovered in Kent around 1890, when the Channel Tunnel Company drilled bore holes to learn more about Kent's geology. Sadly, the National Coal Board began to start closing the Kent mines as early as the 1960s, after the entire industry was Nationalised in 1947. Chislet Colliery's biggest market was British Rail, however once steam locomotives were withdrawn in the late 1960s it could no longer survive. The repercussions from this reverberated into the late 80s and early 90s, with communities devastated by the loss of income, having been built entirely around the coal industry.
 
Kentish Coal is a satin black ghost, finished with holographic glitter, its colour changing dependent on the light sources. It is finished with a black and white ghost ribbon ready for hanging.
 
Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).
We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured. 
 
All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!