A view of scrapers working on the restoration of the Lowfields Lane Opencast Coal Site

Date:
22 Apr 1953
Location:
Lowfields Lane Opencast Coal Site, Lowfield Lane, Bolton upon Dearne, Barnsley
Reference:
JLP01/08/008773
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This photograph is part of a batch taken during the restoration of the opencast mining site. Mining had concluded at Lowfields Lane O.C.C.S on 28th February 1953 after 100 weeks of coal being extracted from the site.

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, People At Work