Llanover Colliery Pumping Station
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Llanover Colliery Pumping Station
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 25 Mar 1983
I think this is a rare photograph. This site was in the middle of nowhere and a bit of a trek to find. Others photographed the remains of the steam pump here but I'm not sure I've seen a photograph of the buildings in print. I suspect the pump was buried in situ and the site landscaped over. When seen it was providing drainage for nearby pits using electric pumps. A Lancashire boiler had been converted to a water tank.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.699931
Longitude
-3.187922