| P number: | P207917 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A07995 |
| Caption: | Carrington Farm opencast site, 3/4 m. N. of Smalley Church. |
| Description: | Carrington Farm opencast site, 3/4 m. N. of Smalley Church. Opencast coal series. Breaking up a sandstone roof by rooter. The close-up shows a bed of sandstone above the Piper Coal broken up by the rooter. This method is adopted for relatively thin sandstones or for thicker beds where the blasting is prohibited. |
| Date taken: | 05/06/1945 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 440500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 345500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 239.94 KB; 1000 x 722 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 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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