Heapstead, New Sovereign Colliery site
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Heapstead, New Sovereign Colliery site
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 30 Aug 2022
It is over a hundred years since coal was brought to the surface at New Sovereign Colliery. Even so, evidence of its existence remains - including this heapstead - a building connected with mine workings that sits at the surface.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.533449
Longitude
-1.532112