Former Tower Pit
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Former Tower Pit by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Former Tower Pit
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 25 Mar 2010
The outline of the taller part of the building is the clue to the fact that this was the winding engine house of Tower Pit. Opened in 1846, it was a failure due to dangerous geological conditions and had been closed by 1848!
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Image Location
Latitude
53.354185
Longitude
-2.10753