Memorial stone, Chopwell
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Memorial stone, Chopwell
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 21 Mar 2019
Honouring those who worked at Chopwell Colliery from 1896. The stone stands next to a winding wheel which quotes the starting date at 1782, presumably a reference to an older colliery on the same site. Mining ceased in 1966.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.918812
Longitude
-1.817597