Westfield Colliery Pumping Station
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Westfield Colliery Pumping Station
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 Oct 2006
Former beam engine house that is part of a large colliery pumping scheme that was still active when I took this. The engine was a Newcomen type atmospheric engine that was replaced with electric pumps.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.45564
Longitude
-1.347132