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Title: Cornish engine house, Saltom Colliery, Whitehaven, Cumbria [Go to resource]
Description: Although now ruinous, Saltom pit is one of the most important archaeological sites for the study of coal mining. The pit was sunk in 1729-31 and abandoned in 1848. The engine house shown was built in 1782 and originally contained a Cornish beam engine. Subjects: Ruin
Engine House
Landscape
Coastal
Colliery
IndustrySource: English Heritage - Viewfinder Creator: Skingle, B Identifier: http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... Language: en Go to resource More Like this...
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