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Bearpark Colliery, coke ovens
Two batteries of Gibbons Wilputte Compound 5 underjet coke ovens. Oven taps. First battery commissioned July 1953, second battery commissioned December 1955. Beamish Museum photograph.
Date:
1955-1959
Period:
1951 - 1975
Place:
Bearpark
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You can see a history of Bearpark at the Keys to the Past website.
The Keys to the Past (www.keystothepast.info) website provides access to a complete record of archaeological and historical sites in County Durham and Northumberland.
Item Type:
photograph
Artist:
unknown
Reference:
DR03927
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