Hiding in the hills in the north of England lies an old railway tunnel that served as a colliery, Construction began in 1898 on the railway tunnel and it opened in January 1909.
During its use the tunnel was prone to collapsing and attempts were made to strengthen the tunnel using steel hoops but it finally closed in 1922 and in 1983 a private company
purchased the land and began to use the drift mine to mine coal.
This went on for a few years but in 1991 the colliery closed, the land was sold and the adits were sealed..(almost).
As we explored tunnel it was clear to see that coal was once mined here as the blackend brickwork seemed to swallow all the light aimed at it, a lot of the lower levels are flooded
which is common with these types of places as the pumps that would keep them dry are long gone.
Corrugated iron beams lining the wall and ceilings, old carts(in quite good condition) and old coal mining equipment including a 'national coal board' donkey jacket are all remnants
of an industrial age that is slowly being forgotten with time.
explored with @MotionlessMike.
