Deep in the 'broken ground' sand is loaded into wagons and taken to the 'sandwashes' where it was washed down shafts and along pipes to fill up old workings. Notice the two big Cornish beam engines at Nos 8 and 10 pits in the background.
This photograph is by Hodbarrow and was uploaded February 17th 2009. © Hodbarrow please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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