2022

NZ2254 : The Wim Gin

taken 4 years ago, near to Beamish, County Durham, England

The Wim Gin
The Wim Gin
Located at Beamish, this device was used to raise coal and workers from the shafts.
Beamish Museum

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley in County Durham. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North-East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century.

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Museum website: LinkExternal link


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NZ2254, 197 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 August, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2234 5437 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.0152N 1:39.1986W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 22331 54354
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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