Industrial archaeology, Cockshot Dene, West Wylam
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Industrial archaeology, Cockshot Dene, West Wylam
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 10 Sep 2019
Entrance to a blocked level of West Wylam Colliery shown in process of archaeological excavation. A mechanical digger and some hard work revealed much more at the entrance Image West Wylam Colliery was worked primarily from drifts and excavation suggests that this drift was used for ventilation with mounting of a large fan at the entrance. The path (above left) leads to a brick and massive masonry built building which appears to have housed one of the colliery engines.
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Image Location
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54.966021
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-1.839874