Miners' wheel, High Street, New Sharlston
Introduction
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Miners' wheel, High Street, New Sharlston
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 31 Aug 2020
Many villages in the Yorkshire coalfield have half a winding wheel as a memorial to those who worked (and all often died) in the mines. New Sharlston Colliery closed as recently as 1993 and the site to the north-east of the village has reverted to agriculture. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.674812
Longitude
-1.423525