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Originally Posted by Alan J.
Apparently, on the new building site opposite the industrial estate, they are taking precautions for the next phase, to the South of the already occupied area. Some sort of piling is being employed in places because of "previously mined" areas. On examining the plans, shown above, it would be the face known as West 3, it was directly under this site. It seems surprising they are still concerned about subsidence after all this time, the last time anyone was down there would be 59 years ago past November.
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There is also a bunch of old shafts near that new estate. A group of them to the south, shown on the
Coal Authority map (zoom in then click mine entry) as probably removed by opencast, but workings from them might still be there to the north? Then there is a single shaft right next to the road where they have been building. So it might not be the Hauxley workings causing problems around there after all, but older shallower workings?