1990

NZ3437 : East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham

taken 36 years ago, near to Quarrington Hill, County Durham, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with East Hetton in this square
East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham
East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham
A construction progress photograph taken of the land reclamation works during November 1990.
Shale is being transported and deposited by articulated dump truck and spread by dozer during fill operations to remodel the contours of the former pit heap at East Hetton Colliery.
An excavator can be seen on the top of the pit heap excavating and loading shale into the dump trucks.
NZ3436 : East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham
NZ3536 : East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Philip Soakell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Quarrying, Mining Construction, Development Waste, Waste management Primary Subject: Restoration Site
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · East Hetton [3] · East Hetton Colliery [2] Other Photos: · East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham · East Hetton Colliery Land Reclamation, Co. Durham ·
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NZ3437, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Soakell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
November 1990   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3423 3719 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:43.7122N 1:28.2006W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3420 3728
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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