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Cockfield, Gordon House Colliery
Coal wagons moving past the pit head. Drum of winding engine 28 foot diameter, cages ran to 90 fathom mark and only required drum to revolve 6 times. Copied from a poor original photograph.
Date:
c.1940
Period:
1926 - 1950
Place:
Cockfield
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You can see a history of Cockfield 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:
DR00247
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