The Miner & his Whippet
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Miner & his Whippet by John M as part of the Geograph project.
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The Miner & his Whippet
Image: © John M Taken: 28 Jan 2011
New public artwork in the former mining village. The image is taken from a stained glass window in nearby St Johns Church. 'Walsall Wood Colliery first drew coal in 1874 stretching from Brownhills to Vigo Corner. Beneath the ground on which you now stand thousands of men mined coal for a hungry British industry. At its height it drew 7000 tonnes per week at great cost to human life but from its industry this town grew. After 90 years the seams were exhausted and in 1964 the pit closed forever' My great grandfather and his brother were killed in the pit.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.626271
Longitude
-1.932591