A Laing excavator extracting coal at an unidentified opencast coal mine
- Date:
- 19 Jul 1948
- Reference:
- JLP01/08/000351
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
John Laing and Son Ltd had started opencast mining operations in 1942 to meet wartime needs. The work was expanded by the company after the war.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
Content
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
Keywords
Mid 20th Century Open Cast Mine, Mining Industry
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