Remains of Colliery Buildings, Clock Face
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Remains of Colliery Buildings, Clock Face
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 8 Feb 2013
Clock Face Colliery Country Park lies on the site of a former colliery, dating back to the early 1890s. The colliery took its name from the local Clock Face Inn and Clock Face Road (SJ5291 : The Clock Face). At its peak, the colliery was producing 160000 tons of coal per annum and employed over 700 people however, in 1965, the NCB declared the colliery uneconomical due to geological difficulties and closed the site the following year.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.418858
Longitude
-2.701475