Pleasley Colliery - South Shaft
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pleasley Colliery - South Shaft by Ashley Dace as part of the Geograph project.
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Pleasley Colliery - South Shaft
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 24 Feb 2011
The shaft has been surrounded in concrete to provide air to Shirebrooke colliery 3 miles away. This is what saved the headstocks and engines from demolition. The railway yards, coal cleaners/sorters etc were not so lucky.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.173923
Longitude
-1.254169