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P number: P207903
Old photograph number: A07981
Caption: Orchard St. Leonards opencast site, 1/4 m. ESE of St. Leonards Church, Dordon.
Description: Orchard St. Leonards opencast site, 1/4 m. ESE of St. Leonards Church, Dordon. Opencast coal series. Subsoil removal by dragline. After the topsoil has been stripped, the subsoil may be removed by walking dragline as shown. The machine has a 130 ft. long jib and is casting shale from a bucket holding 4 cu. yards.
Date taken: Mon Jun 04 00:00:00 BST 1945
Photographer: Rhodes, J.
Copyright statement: Crown
X longitude/easting: 327500
Y latitude/northing: 249500
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Landscape
Size: 177.48 KB; 1001 x 717 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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Categories: Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Quarries, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Quarries, opencast  

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