Report - Maltby Colliery South Yorkshire sept 2015

[mattdonut]

Maltby Colliery, one of the last deep mines in England, was closed as owners Hargreaves Services said it was no longer viable.
The pit produced coal for more than 100 years. When Hargreaves Services bought the colliery from UK Coal in 2007, mining was expected to continue until 2015.
In May 2012 the company said "unusual geological conditions" had emerged, with excess levels of water, gas and oil.
this was by far one of the best sites weve seen this year , first time we turned up on the dibble caught us before we had even got out the car ! classic line was " youre a long way from the motorway" visited with Mr sam and Goldie

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[Camera Shy]

Most excellent reportage, congrats.

 

[host]

Excellent work, one place i never got back to doing...

 

[Bobo Frett]

Wow! That's brilliant

 

[Loocyloo]

Nice report! Especially liking those locker shots!

 

[Miss.Industrial]

Glad to see an update from here assume its just the bathouse / office building left? or are there other buildings remaining ?

 

[Speed]

The powerhouse was still there when we did it. (Although i think @The Amateur Wanderer said it was stripped now?) Also the workshop i think.. Everything else was levelled.

 

[Mr Sam]

the power house is still there but its kinda in the open now

 

[The Amateur Wanderer]

Power house update as of May 2015...

Compressor's gone, sadly.

Still need to get back here for the baths, seems to be someone knocking about nearby my access every time...

 

[Bolts]

This isn't half bad

 

[Will Knot]

Great that Matt.... nice pics..... thanks for sharing