Mechanical Landscapes

#20 – Dial ‘M’ For Mining

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One I took a while back but I still really like – Clipsone Colliery in Nottinghamshire. Despite being listed, these impressive artefacts of our industrial heritage are seemingly doomed due to a concerted campaign from a local councillor. Shame.

 

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  1. #502 – 500 Post Special No.3- Mining – Mechanical Landscapes Avatar
    #502 – 500 Post Special No.3- Mining – Mechanical Landscapes

    […] Clipstone (2010) – the site has been disused since 2003 and although the headstocks are listed, are (or were) under threat of demolition. Regeneration plans in the news though suggest they could actually be used as the focal point of a number of regeneration schemes that are being proposed. Fingers crossed. […]

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  2. #653 – Clipstone Colliery Revisit Part 1 – Mechanical Landscapes Avatar
    #653 – Clipstone Colliery Revisit Part 1 – Mechanical Landscapes

    […] last visited Clipstone Colliery in March 2009, not long after the site had been cleared, leaving just the magnificent grade 2 listed headstocks […]

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