coal industry

Always a location of curiosity whenever I'm in the area, I thought I'd give this a half arsed attempt, not expecting to even get anywhere near the site with the mention of guard dogs... However, I guess Secca and his dog don't like strong winds, as I didn't encounter a soul. The History...

Who doesn't love a bit of Cwm Coke? Revisited recently to show @ultimateninjaworrier around, so thought I'd take the opportunity to reshoot everything at the same time. One of my first reports on the forums was here, so I figured it's deserving of a fresh one considering I completely missed the...

Introduction Whilst searching around a while back for places around Scotland, I came across the Barony A-frame on Google Maps, I then noticed a large derelict building in the trees. After doing some research, I discovered that this was an old power station, or part thereof. The last report on...

This has been in the works for a while, as Rhigos Mountain absolutely hates me, and has scuppered my plans to climb/drone the Headframe four times. But I persevered and managed to do everything except the Pit Head Baths, as that remains well sealed, and drone shots STILL. It has of course been...

Chisnall Hall Colliery was the largest coal mine on the Lancashire Coalfield north of Wigan. The colliery on Coppull Moor was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896 when it employed 135 underground and 48 surface workers. The colliery appeared on maps in 1908 as a coal mine...

Introduction I visited this and some other places on a short exploring trip around South Wales in summer last year. The main attraction for me was the main powerhouse and the headstocks so this report focuses more on these. I would have liked to have looked at the Bathhouse nearby though but as...