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Lakeside Estate, Gilley Law, Sunderland
by Malc McDonald
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Tower blocks at Gilley Law reflected in the water. The lake is artificial, and... (more)
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Former colliery site
by Ian Calderwood
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On the 1836 Ordnance Survey First Series map, this blob of woodland is marked as... (more)
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Grassland on the site of Parkhill Colliery
by Christine Johnstone
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Before the mid 1980s, this would have been a view of the buildings and railway... (more)
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Engine house chimney at Trefrane Cliff Colliery
by Simon Mortimer
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Looking east from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. The colliery was opened in the... (more)
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The site of Moorwood Moor Colliery
by Ian Calderwood
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Moorwood Moor or Moorwoodmoor Colliery was active for a few years in the 1870s.... (more)
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Lofthouse Colliery memorial, Lofthouse Colliery nature park
by Christine Johnstone
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On the Lofthouse Colliery Heritage Trail and part of the Outwood walk, from... (more)
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Snif-Snax, Ewanrigg Road, Maryport
by Christine Johnstone
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The company makes salmon-based treats for dogs. The building is on the site of... (more)
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Dawdon Blast beach south of Nose's Point
by Simon Mortimer
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The beach is known locally as 'the Blast'. Dawdon Colliery used to... (more)
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"Continue on the ... cycleway and footpath ahead"
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3225
Part of the Outwood walk, from Richard Bell's book 'Walks in Robin... (more)
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Drain by the Wakefield Way, Lofthouse Colliery nature park
by Christine Johnstone
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Tinged with orange which indicates pollution from mine workings. On the route of... (more)
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"A broad path ... around the perimeter of the park"
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3225
Part of the Outwood walk, from Richard Bell's book 'Walks in Robin... (more)
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"Keep to the broad track around the pond"
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3224
Part of the Outwood walk, from Richard Bell's book 'Walks in Robin... (more)
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"Through to a triangular duck pond"
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3224
Part of the Outwood walk, from Richard Bell's book 'Walks in Robin... (more)
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Magnesian limestone cliffs, Dawdon
by Simon Mortimer
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The former Dawdon Colliery was on the land at the top of the cliff, with... (more)
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Rickety stile and gate at Blue Fly Field
by Ian Calderwood
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A few lumps and bumps are all that remains of a colliery in this field. The name... (more)
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Path heading north, Parkhill, Wakefield
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3521
In the foreground the path crosses the route of five railway lines, part of the... (more)
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Silksworth Country Park, Sunderland
by Malc McDonald
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A path leading out of Silksworth Country Park into the Plains Farm suburb of... (more)
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Marker for Oakthorpe Colliery No. 1 shaft
by Christine Johnstone
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In open access woodland now. The plate on the marker records the location of the... (more)
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Marker for Oakthorpe Colliery No. 2 shaft
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK3313
In open access woodland now. The plate on the marker records the location of the... (more)
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Play area on Dawkins Road
by Ian Calderwood
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A play area in a housing estate, on the site of Donisthorpe Colliery. The small... (more)
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Traffic-free cycle route, Donisthorpe Woodland Park
by Christine Johnstone
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The woodland was planted on the site of Donisthorpe Colliery.
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The site of Park Hill Colliery for sale
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3521
At the edge of Wakefield's Eastmoor, on the west side of Neil Fox Way. No... (more)
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Farmland near Upper Stanton Drew
by Derek Harper
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The village of Upper Stanton Drew is at the foot of the image. Just beyond is... (more)
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Sheep grazing west of Rough Lane, Lydgate
by Christine Johnstone
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Near the site of Lydgate Colliery [shown on the 1848 large-scale OS map].
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Looking north, Balne Lane Fields
by Christine Johnstone
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In the 1800s Providence Colliery was on the eastern / right-hand boundary of this site.
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Former industrial area, on the north bank of Alverthorpe Beck
by Christine Johnstone
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The 1850 OS map shows Smithson's tramroad running along the field edge... (more)
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Grandstand Road, looking west
by Christine Johnstone
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A byway with an interesting history. Between 1745 and 1794, there was a... (more)
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Dowdon Blast beach, looking towards Nose's Point
by Simon Mortimer
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