2007

NZ3040 : Site of Whitwell village

taken 18 years ago, near to High Shincliffe, County Durham, England

Site of Whitwell village.
Site of Whitwell village.
It’s difficult to imagine that a village of some 180 souls straddled this lane in 1861. However, mining at the adjacent Whitwell colliery ended in 1875 and houses gradually fell into disrepair and were abandoned. The last ones to go were Wood Row cottages that were in the field to the left of the lane. These were still shown on maps in the nineteen forties.

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Category: Village (deserted)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Field [4] · Lane [3] · Whitwell Colliery [2] ·
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NZ3040, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 4 May, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 4 May, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 308 406 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:45.5694N 1:31.3651W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 308 405
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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