Monckton Colliery, West Yorkshire; closed in 1966 but remained more or less intact because it''s upcast shaft was needed to ventilate the nearby (Royston) drift mine . The Koepe tower stands over this shaft with the fan outlet evasees to the extreme left, a disused headframe minus pulley wheels is to the extreme right, (checkout the earlier B/W photos of the pulley wheel change - it''s this headframe). Monckton Coke Works chimney and bunkers can be seen behind. Royston drift mine closed in 1989, the coke works 2014.
This photograph is by ncbnik and was uploaded March 14th 2016. © ncbnik please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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