Site of Bowburn Colliery
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Site of Bowburn Colliery
Image: © David Robinson Taken: 12 Sep 2018
The last remaining part of the site of Bowburn Colliery (1906 - 1967) not to be incorporated into the industrial estate. The fencing surrounds the site of the downdraft shaft which was the coal extraction shaft.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.73552
Longitude
-1.528934