2014
SO1202 : Former Managers' House for Ogilvie Colliery
taken 12 years ago, near to Deri, Caerphilly/Caerffili, Wales
Former Managers' House for Ogilvie Colliery
Taken from a former quarry in Parc Cwm Darran.
The house is on the far side of the Darran Valley.
The pond in the foreground is fed by a waterfall Link .
The house is on the far side of the Darran Valley.
The pond in the foreground is fed by a waterfall Link .
Parc Cwm Darran :: SO1103
A country park built on the site of Ogilvie Colliery and its spoil tips Link
. Ogilvie Colliery was the largest of the collieries in the Darran Valley and at its peak employed up to 1,500 men and boys. The first coal was raised in 1923 and the colliery closed in 1975.
The colliery was the location for a 1973 episode of Dr Who, The Green Death, with Jon Pertwee.
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- Grid Square
- SO1202, 37 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Robin Drayton (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 13 March, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 18 March, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 1219 0277 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:43.0055N 3:16.3480W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SO 1225 0305
- View Direction
- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
