Pithead wheel, Murton
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pithead wheel, Murton by Oliver Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Pithead wheel, Murton
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 16 Jan 2007
Many of the colliery villages in the north-east have preserved the pithead wheel as a memorial to a bygone industry. For another example see Image This one is attractively located in an extensive public open space.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.81879
Longitude
-1.380746