The photograph shows Fairbottom Street in the second half of the 19th century. The base of the colliery chimney stack was later covered up by the front stalls of the Kings Cinema, which was built in 1911. The pit shaft is also now under buildings. The large building in the background, is the back of the Theatre Royal on Horsedge Street. The Coliseum, which was built in 1887 would appear later on the extreme right of this view.
This photograph was uploaded May 18th 2013 by tarboat.Copyright / re-use statement: Out of copyright
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