| P number: | P208131 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A08209 |
| Caption: | Short Leys Pit (Stewarts and Lloyards Ltd.), 1 3/4 m. NE of Corby. Looking WSW. |
| Description: | Short Leys Pit (Stewarts and Lloyards Ltd.), 1 3/4 m. NE of Corby. Looking WSW. General view of pit showing method of 'top stripping' of overburden on ironstone. Top 30 feet of cover (boulder clay) taken off in separate operation and carried away by rail. Bottom 55 feet (Boulder Clay, Lincolnshire Limestone and Lower Estuarine Series) removed by big electric quarry shovel. |
| Date taken: | Fri May 25 00:00:00 BST 1945 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 491608 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 291255 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 234.92 KB; 1000 x 628 pixels; 85 x 53 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 166 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Metalliferous mining, ironstone, opencast |
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