New Fancy Colliery - plaque
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New Fancy Colliery - plaque
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 8 Sep 2019
This plaque is on the site of No. 2 Shaft of the colliery that operated from 1852-1944. Just behind the plaque is part of the pumping machinery that drained the mine. This area is becoming sadly overgrown.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.784433
Longitude
-2.543431