2019

NZ1158 : Memorial stone, Chopwell

taken 7 years ago, near to Chopwell, Gateshead, England

Memorial stone, Chopwell
Memorial stone, Chopwell
Honouring those who worked at Chopwell Colliery from 1896. The stone stands next to a winding wheel which quotes the starting date at 1782, presumably a reference to an older colliery on the same site. Mining ceased in 1966.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Quarrying, Mining Primary Subject: Memorial other tags: Memorial Stone Colliery Memorial Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Colliery from 1896 [3] ·
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NZ1158, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oliver Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 21 March, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 22 March, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1179 5825 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.1287N 1:49.0558W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 11772 58233
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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