1986

SJ1283 : Point of Ayr Colliery

taken 38 years ago, near to Talacre, Flintshire/Sir y Fflint, Wales

This is 1 of 8 images, with title starting with Point of Ayr in this square
Point of Ayr Colliery
Point of Ayr Colliery
Steam winding engine house and head gear.
Operable on compressed air. We turned up on a Sunday evening, asked at the control room and were treated to a visit to the winder and they ran it for us. Some things were good about the old days.

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Category: Colliery
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Buildings or places which are no longer there. Automatic Clusters: · Old Point of Ayr Colliery [6] · Steam Winding Engine [2] Other Photos: · A huge complex of old and new · Shrewsbury to Chester railway ·
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SJ1283, 45 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 3 August, 1986   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 2 February, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 128 837 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.5789N 3:18.6727W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for SJ1283) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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