Felling Metro Station
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Felling Metro Station
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 16 Jul 2010
Hardly changed since 1982 Image, although now in colour. Car number 4069. The existing brick round tower which houses the air shaft to John Pit of Felling Colliery is just visible to the right in the trees. 92 men and boys were killed in an explosion here in 1812. The youngest was 7 years old http://www.dmm.org.uk/names/n1812-01.htm http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/pits/felling.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
54.953062
Longitude
-1.571832