Saltom Colliery - Whitehaven

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Saltom Pit


Whitehaven

  • Description

    "Former colliery on the cliff edge. This mine, built in 1729, was operated until 1948. The coal seams dip out under the sea and are currently being explored for new coking coal resources." Photo by Ashley Dace, 2015.

  • Owner

    Ashley Dace

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4543515
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 1 month ago
    Viewed: 565 times
    Picture Taken: 2015-06-23

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