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Miners in the cage ready for their descent. The cage had 3 tiers, but one has already gone under.

The photograph was taken in the last week of production at Wearmouth Colliery before closure.

Photographer: Les Golding, November 1993.

Ref: colliery6

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Camera location54° 54′ 54.56″ N, 1° 23′ 20.08″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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54°54'54.558"N, 1°23'20.083"W

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