Twixt Aire and Calder - Image Detail

A black and white photograph showing Hemsworth Colliery. The pit headgear can be seen to the left and the boilerhouse chimney is to the right. The railcars that hold the coal have 'Hemsworth' or 'Ramskir' painted on them. The pit was sunk between 1876 and 1877 and was finally closed in 1967. The land has since been redeveloped.

Image reference: xl05398

Description: A black and white photograph showing Hemsworth Colliery. The pit headgear can be seen to the left and the boilerhouse chimney is to the right. The railcars that hold the coal have 'Hemsworth' or 'Ramskir' painted on them. The pit was sunk between 1876 and 1877 and was finally closed in 1967. The land has since been redeveloped.

Keywords: colliery, winding gear, chimney, freight railcar, coal mining, pit, boiler works

Place name(s): WF9, Hemsworth

Date(s):

Date added to archive: 25/06/2003

Original rights: Unknown

Permission rights: Wakefield Local Studies Library

Digital rights: WMDC Libraries and Information Services

Digital publisher: WMDC, Education and Cultural Services, Libraries and Information Services