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Califat Coal Colliery (United Kingdom)


This small 19th century colliery in Swannington is presently being excavated by the Leics Industrial History Society. In 2006, they found the site of a winding engine and boiler. There is a brick laid floor with engine foundations.
A haystack boiler was discovered on site, which is now in the Snibston Discovery Park

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Last updated September 30th 2010 by lipsi

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 52.75
Longitude: -1.39106
Landranger grid reference: SK412171
Easting: 441200
Northing: 317100

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