Upper level drift tippler. Smithy Dene was a collection of 5 drifts on the edge of Waldridge Fell. Four drifts mined coal and one drift barytes. The last 2 closed in May 1990. It was always a private/licenced mine with never more than 25 men employed
This photograph is by lampwort and was uploaded March 14th 2013. © lampwort please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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