| P number: | P207898 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A07976 |
| Caption: | Shepherds Lodge opencast site, 1040 yd. N. 28 degrees E. from Keppil's Column. Looking SE. |
| Description: | Shepherds Lodge opencast site, 1040 yd. N. 28 degrees E. from Keppil's Column. Looking SE. Opencast coal series. Subsoil stripping. The tractor-drawn scraper can only be used where the strata is soft or breaks easily into small pieces (shale in this instance). Other machines are used for sandstone removal. |
| Date taken: | 07/06/1945 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 439500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 395500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 213.32 KB; 1000 x 728 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 193 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Quarries, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Opencast coal, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Quarries, opencast |
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