1982

SK4287 : Orgreave Colliery

taken 42 years ago, near to Treeton, Rotherham, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title starting with Orgreave in this square
Orgreave Colliery
Orgreave Colliery
The winding house contained a very fast little steam winder. I can no longer remember whether I drove it but the late George Cooper did. His pictures of this site are in the excellent book of Royal Commission on Historic Monuments photographs of Yorkshire Collieries.

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Category: Colliery
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SK4287, 60 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 20 February, 1982   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 28 May, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 424 871 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:22.7435N 1:21.8453W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for SK4287) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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