| P number: | P207893 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A07971 |
| Caption: | Aston Common opencast site, 825 yd. S. 70 degrees E. from Great Bridge. Looking NNW. |
| Description: | Aston Common opencast site, 825 yd. S. 70 degrees E. from Great Bridge. Looking NNW. Opencast coal series. Opencast coal site before development. General view of area before working. Within the area are the Aston Common, Foxearth, Sough and Furnace seams but there are no signs of the coals on the surface. Prospecting has been completed and the coals tested for quality in trenches marked by light coloured mounds. |
| Date taken: | 11/06/1945 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 446500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 384500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 99.67 KB; 1001 x 719 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 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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