Hetty Shaft, Hopkinstown
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Hetty Shaft, Hopkinstown
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Jul 1987
Part of the former Ty Mawr Colliery and now preserved and operated by a trust. This was seen in its ostensibly preserved but effectively abandoned stage. The engine house contains a horizontal duplex winding engine of 1875 vintage.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.60906
Longitude
-3.3665