IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Tindale Fell, BRAMPTON, CA8 2QA
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to CA8 2QA by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (9 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Generator House, old Roachburn Colliery
Roachburn Colliery was worked from 1893 to 1908, producing household coal. It is remarkable in that it was the first colliery in the world to be powered by electricity. The building to the left was the generator house, producing DC power from a steam-driven generator fuelled by coal. The concrete pit housed the flywheel.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 27 Apr 2010
0.04 miles
2
Ruins at the old Roachburn Colliery
Roachburn Colliery was worked from 1893 to 1908, producing household coal. It is remarkable in that it was the first colliery in the world to be powered by electricity. The building to the left was the generator house, producing DC power from a steam-driven generator fuelled by coal. To the right are the remains of the pump house.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 27 Apr 2010
0.05 miles
4
Old mine shaft, Roachburn Colliery
Roachburn Colliery was worked from 1893 to 1908, producing household coal. It is remarkable in that it was the first colliery in the world to be powered by electricity. The stone walls enclosed the shaft, the building in the background housed the pit winding gear.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 27 Apr 2010
0.05 miles
5
House at the old Roachburn Colliery
Roachburn Colliery was worked from 1893 to 1908, producing household coal. It is remarkable in that it was the first colliery in the world to be powered by electricity. This building, now a private house, formerly housed the pit winding gear. The square slab in the gable end shows where the cables emerged.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 27 Apr 2010
0.05 miles
6
Old Roachburn Colliery
A view of the old Roachburn Colliery at Tindale. Roachburn Colliery was worked from 1893 to 1908, producing household coal. It is remarkable in that it was the first colliery in the world to be powered by electricity. This view is from the site of the old screens adjoining "Lord Carlisle's Railway" which provided transport down to Brampton Junction and the rest of the national rail network.
Roachburn Farm Image on the skyline.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 27 Apr 2010
0.06 miles
