IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Des Starbuck Drive, COALVILLE, LE67 3EY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Des Starbuck Drive, LE67 3EY 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
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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 (77 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Snibston Colliery
A view of the ex Coalville signal box and colliery headgear.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.02 miles
2
Ex Shell/BP Oil Tanker
Number 498 at Snibston, see also Image]
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.04 miles
3
Ex Coalville Signal Box
A view of the former MR signal box from Coalville, it controlled the crossing until 1986.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 12 Nov 2011
0.04 miles
4
Canal/Railway Bridge
A wooden lifting bridge, based on a design by Robert Stephenson, originally carrying a short branch over the Soar Navigation at West Bridge in Leicester, has been reconstructed next to the entrance of Snibston Discovery Park in Coalville, after spending some years installed on a footpath outside the Abbey Pumping Station in Leicester.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.04 miles
5
Snibston Colliery
A view of the headgear and winding house.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.04 miles
6
Snibston Colliery
A view or the colliery museum, the railway has been rebuilt since 1992. Image]
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.05 miles
7
Snibston Colliery
The winder house is to the left, now out of bounds. It has been confimed that inside is an geared electric winding engine.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.05 miles
8
Snibston Colliery
Snibston colliery has a nice example of a tandem headstock, designed by Stephenson of railway fame. The fan house is behind the green sheets.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.05 miles
9
Entrance to the Deep
The shaft runs down 250 metres to the concealed Leicestershire coalfield. Up to 12 men could fit into one cage. One accident that happened was when the cage didn't stop, sending the men to the bottom. The water in the shaft base saved them but didn't prevent serious injuries.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.05 miles
10
Industrial Scene
An exhaust pipe from a colliery diesel locomotive with the headgear out of focus.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 13 Nov 2011
0.06 miles