Calcutta Pit headgear and engine house
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Calcutta Pit headgear and engine house
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 29 Aug 2009
Looking north from the Ivanhoe Way to Calcutta Pit headgear and engine house - see Image and Image The Calcutta pumping engine installed here in 1877 was made by Robert Stephenson and Co. at a cost of £13,000. It was capable of removing 54,000 gallons an hour to keep local mines dry and worked until 1947. The engine house is a listed building. http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/pages/industry/ind_mining.html
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Image Location
Latitude
52.74809
Longitude
-1.378346