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Mine Entrance.

Portal entrance to mine at the works area - Kevin and Grant inspecting.

Working in shale mines at the time was very hazardous. The miners used hand tools to cut the shale into manageable lumps (like cutting plastic). Material was placed in mine skips and hauled out by pit ponies, whose cast-off shoes can still be found in the waste shale.

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