Snibston Colliery
Introduction
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Snibston Colliery
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Feb 2008
Now part of the Snibston Discovery Museum that is due to close at the end of July 2015. This was a pit operated by George Stephenson and this tandem headstock is on the upcast shaft and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.726622
Longitude
-1.381613