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Garesfield Colliery, High Spen, beehive coke ovens

These are the last Beehive Coke Ovens that were used by the NCB. They are at High Spen at Garesfield Colliery ( possibly the Bute Pit ). They were supposed to be part of a history park but are now hidden behind an industrial estate, in one place about 6 feet from a factory fence.

Date:

2001

Period:

2001 -

Place:

High Spen

Item Type:

photograph

Donor:

Lambeth, Roy

Collection:

Durham Miner Project

Reference:

DR30139

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