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Originally Posted by janwhin
Nice maps, pleased you put them on, National Library notwithstanding.
On the S Broomhill Map there is something in the school grounds, looks a bit like a spoil heap? Could that be one of the Broomhill drift entrances do you think?
Sorry, I'm getting a bit obsessed by spoil heaps these days, a bit like someone's coal fetish  |
The drift entrance at South Broomhill was on the south side of where the Ambulance station now stands. You will note there is ground there not built on and I would surmise that that was a safety measure.
In 1955 I had the 'pleasure' of entering most drifts belonging to Broomhill Colliery, but not that particular one. There would be a spoil heap thereabouts but before my time.