Maypole Colliery, Abram - remnants of pithead winding gear
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Maypole Colliery, Abram - remnants of pithead winding gear
Image: © S Parish Taken: 13 Nov 2005
On August 18th 1908 an explosive fire underground killed 75 men and boys. Only 7 bodies were recovered. The colliery closed in 1959.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.505179
Longitude
-2.580427