Firbeck Main colliery
Introduction
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Firbeck Main colliery
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: Unknown
This colliery is one of main that dotted this landscape many years ago. It was a large mine with the usual two shafts and associated buildings, there was a specially built spur to connect with the freight railway South Yorkshire Joint Railway (one of the most profitable in England). The mine employed lots of people and the village of Langold was created for the mine. It is said 1 house a week went up at the peak or building.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.368647
Longitude
-1.12513