mr_bones
Gormless Moderator
The shafts at Clipstone were originally sunk in 1922 and deepened in the 1950's, when the complex of colliery buildings on the surface would have been formed.
The site would have occupied a vast area of land during production with the colossal 65 metre headstocks once being the second tallest in the world. Sadly, since closure in 2003, many of the works buildings have been demolished, leaving the central core of winding house and headstocks under threat of vanishing completely.
I was pleasantly surprised by the place, very photogenic. Only got a short way up one of the headstocks!
Visited with Jaff Fox and Havoc on our way to Lincoln.
Mr. B
The site would have occupied a vast area of land during production with the colossal 65 metre headstocks once being the second tallest in the world. Sadly, since closure in 2003, many of the works buildings have been demolished, leaving the central core of winding house and headstocks under threat of vanishing completely.
I was pleasantly surprised by the place, very photogenic. Only got a short way up one of the headstocks!
Visited with Jaff Fox and Havoc on our way to Lincoln.
Mr. B