The Discovery Park Snibston Jan 2016

[MD]

Snibston Colliery was one of three coal mines sunk in the 1820s and 1830s that helped create the town of Coalville in north-west Leicestershire. Snibston Colliery was created by the famous engineers George, and Robert Stephenson and produced coal continuously from 1833 to 1983. When it finally closed in 1985, the site was bought by Leicestershire County Council with the aim of preserving the most important buildings, turning the rest of the derelict site into a recreational area and building a major new museum of science and working life. The Discovery Park opened in 1992 and closed 31st july 2015..
Visited with MrSam and Goldie

second by matt allen, on Flickr

tracks by matt allen, on Flickr


tower by matt allen, on Flickr


stars by matt allen, on Flickr

fanhouse by matt allen, on Flickr


topone by matt allen, on Flickr


headstock-2 by matt allen, on Flickr


wheels by matt allen, on Flickr


plant by matt allen, on Flickr

museum by matt allen, on Flickr


winding- by matt allen, on Flickr​

 

[krela]

Some fantastic photos there MD. I didn't know this had closed, such a shame.

 

[smiler]

Fair Play to your council, they didn't do a bad job a that, Nicely Done, Thanks

 

[HughieD]

Loving that one...

 

[jsp77]

Nice one, some good shots there.

 

[BikinGlynn]

Tried to take my kid there late last year but it was er shut! Thought about an explore, not sure if there is anything in the main building still?
Does seem a shame it all looked newly set up!

 

[Conrad]

Shame about it having closed looks really interesting

 

[Rubex]

Excellent photos

 

[TheNarrator]

Brilliant photography, I do enjoy low light shots

 

[The Wombat]

Excellent shots
Good work MD

 

[thorfrun]

absolutely best quality photos , captured perfectly, I love number 4

 

[oldscrote]

Beautifully shot

 

[King Al]

Superb pics MB great looking splore this!

 

[flyboys90]

I suspect lack of funding closed it like so many museums etc! It will be interesting to see what happens to it regarding development.Superb photography,a collection to be proud of MD.

 

[UrbanX]

Awesome photos as usual, thanks for sharing

 

[borntobemild]

Love those shots from the headstock. It was a fantastic place to take the kids. Just the right mix of education and entertainment. Real shame it's closed - there's not many other tourist attractions in Coalville.