Twixt Aire and Calder - Image Detail

A colour copy of a photograph of Sharlston Colliery, whilst it was undergoing demolition at the end of its life as a pit. Heaps of rubble can be seen in the foreground and the winding gear, still standing, dominates the picture. Internal Reference: WR (LS) Sharlston Collection

Image reference: xl09741

Description: A colour copy of a photograph of Sharlston Colliery, whilst it was undergoing demolition at the end of its life as a pit. Heaps of rubble can be seen in the foreground and the winding gear, still standing, dominates the picture. Internal Reference: WR (LS) Sharlston Collection

Keywords: winding gear, tree, waste ground, brick, colliery, pit, coal mining, demolition site

Place name(s): WF4, Sharlston

Date(s): 1994

Date added to archive: 12/11/2003

Original rights: Unknown

Permission rights: WMDC Libraries and Information Service

Digital rights: WMDC Libraries and Information Services

Digital publisher: WMDC, Education and Cultural Services, Libraries and Information Services

Sharlston Colliery 1994