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Woods on the Spoil Heaps from the Eckington Plumbley Colliery (Known locally as 'Seldom Seen' collie
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DCNE000445
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ImageDate
mid 1980's
Location
Moss Valley
Town
Eckington
About this image
The picture shows slagheaps from the Eckington Plumbley Colliery which have been re-inhabited by birch woodland. Known locally as 'Seldom Seen' colliery the engine house (not seen here) is now restored and part of a preservation order. The colliery was sunk about 1860 and closed in the early part of the 1900's.
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