| P number: | P207920 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A07998 |
| Caption: | Stainborough Fold opencast site, 500 yd. N. 35 degrees W. Stainborough Fold. Looking N. |
| Description: | Stainborough Fold opencast site, 500 yd. N. 35 degrees W. Stainborough Fold. Looking N. Opencast coal series. Forward preparation - shot firing. A 30 ft. high face of sandstone (Parkgate Rock) is being blown by gelignite in 50 ft. long horizontal holes. The Parkgate Coal has been removed from the hollow in the centre of the photograph. On the left is a tip of sandstone from the open cut. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jun 07 00:00:00 BST 1945 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 430500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 402500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 222.61 KB; 1000 x 715 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 189 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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