The Tower Pit head was only the top of the Colliery. The rest of the pit head was down in the K pit which was a 90 foot cavern excavated in 1876-78 about 110 yards to the west of the Tower shaft.
This photograph is by Gazdav and was uploaded January 2nd 2009. © Gazdav please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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