Penalta Colliery
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Penalta Colliery
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 23 Apr 1982
Still a working colliery in 1982. Large central power house, originally all steam. The brick building at the base of the right-hand head gear housed a large steam/compressed air winch. Now scrapped. The pit had a modern high speed fan and we were taken in through the airlock to stand next to it on load. Oh how I miss the 80s and the opportunities for serious "live" industrial archaeology!
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Image Location
Latitude
51.654386
Longitude
-3.244554