| P number: | P207895 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A07973 |
| Caption: | Tavern Houses opencast site, about 1/4 m. S. of 'Bulls Head', Denby Common. Looking E. |
| Description: | Tavern Houses opencast site, about 1/4 m. S. of 'Bulls Head', Denby Common. Looking E. Opencast coal series. Topsoil stripping. Topsoil to a depth of 18 in. has been removed by tractor-scraper unit exposing the clay subsoil which overlies the coal seam. This stripping of topsoil and transference to a dump completes the first operation in opencast coal working. |
| Date taken: | 05/06/1945 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 441500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 347500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 216.65 KB; 1000 x 717 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/ Quarries, opencast |
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