https://www.ipernity.com/tag/earthwatcher/keyword/22922 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/200/FE/AE/1683198.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/earthwatcher/keyword/22922 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:48:41 +0000 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:48:41 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414230 tag:ipernity.com,2019-04-02,doc-48414230 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:29:02 +0000 2018-09-27T14:17:48+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414230"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/30/48414230.53fcb97f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><b>Structural geology of Little Haven and The Settlands</b><br /> <br /> The cliffs from Little Haven to Broad Haven (and northward) display a spectacular range of geological structures, folding, faulting and thrusting, mainly in the Lower Coal Measures. The relatively weak mudstone and shale-dominated sequences show much incompetent deformation: tight, thrusted and overturned folds, in contrast to the thicker, stronger, sandstones which have formed relatively open and concentric folds.<br /> <br /> Immediately north of The Rain headland is a small embayment: 'Little Settlands'. Here, a chaotic looking series of disturbed bedding and downward-facing small folds are in contact with a thin coal. The whole sequence is inverted, the inversion being a continuation of the overturned structure seen on The Rain and the northern end of the main Settlands bay.<br /> <br /> The coal is completely inverted ('up' is to down to the left). Three thin leaves of coal are visible here. Furthest to the left is the true upper leaf approx. 8 cm thick. This is underlain by pale grey seatearth (behind the walking stick), then another two thin bands of coal one by the stick handle and another beyond that. There appears to be a shear plane to the right of the stick handle; the coal leaf which uppermost in the photo may be a structural duplication repeat of the 8 cm coal leaf. See notes.<br /> <br /> The stick is 90 cm long.</div> Little Settlands - inverted thin coals and disturbed bedding <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414230"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/30/48414230.53fcb97f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><b>Structural geology of Little Haven and The Settlands</b><br /> <br /> The cliffs from Little Haven to Broad Haven (and northward) display a spectacular range of geological structures, folding, faulting and thrusting, mainly in the Lower Coal Measures. The relatively weak mudstone and shale-dominated sequences show much incompetent deformation: tight, thrusted and overturned folds, in contrast to the thicker, stronger, sandstones which have formed relatively open and concentric folds.<br /> <br /> Immediately north of The Rain headland is a small embayment: 'Little Settlands'. Here, a chaotic looking series of disturbed bedding and downward-facing small folds are in contact with a thin coal. The whole sequence is inverted, the inversion being a continuation of the overturned structure seen on The Rain and the northern end of the main Settlands bay.<br /> <br /> The coal is completely inverted ('up' is to down to the left). Three thin leaves of coal are visible here. Furthest to the left is the true upper leaf approx. 8 cm thick. This is underlain by pale grey seatearth (behind the walking stick), then another two thin bands of coal one by the stick handle and another beyond that. There appears to be a shear plane to the right of the stick handle; the coal leaf which uppermost in the photo may be a structural duplication repeat of the 8 cm coal leaf. See notes.<br /> <br /> The stick is 90 cm long.</div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414226 tag:ipernity.com,2019-04-02,doc-48414226 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:28:55 +0000 2018-09-27T14:14:40+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414226"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/26/48414226.ef986320.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><b>Structural geology of Little Haven and The Settlands</b><br /> <br /> The cliffs from Little Haven to Broad Haven (and northward) display a spectacular range of geological structures, folding, faulting and thrusting, mainly in the Lower Coal Measures. The relatively weak mudstone and shale-dominated sequences show much incompetent deformation: tight, thrusted and overturned folds, in contrast to the thicker, stronger, sandstones which have formed relatively open and concentric folds.<br /> <br /> Immediately north of The Rain headland is a small embayment: 'Little Settlands'. Here, a chaotic looking series of disturbed bedding and downward-facing small folds are in contact with a thin coal. The whole sequence is inverted, the inversion being a continuation of the overturned structure seen on The Rain and the northern end of the main Settlands bay.<br /> <br /> Downward-facing means that the way-up, younging direction, of the folds is downwards, rather than the normal upwards. The evidence for the way up is provided by small scale (too small to be seen clearly in this photo) sedimentary slump and load casts on the bases of sandy layers within the predominantly shale and mudstone sequence. The inverted folds are thought to have been initiated immediately prior to the main folding and thrusting event.<br /> <br /> This shows a closer view of the downward-facing fold in the previous photo. The younging direction is down towards the lower right, so the structure spanned by the walking stick is actually an overturned and inverted syncline. <br /> <br /> The stick is 90 cm long.</div> Little Settlands - incompetent deformation 2 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414226"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/26/48414226.ef986320.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><b>Structural geology of Little Haven and The Settlands</b><br /> <br /> The cliffs from Little Haven to Broad Haven (and northward) display a spectacular range of geological structures, folding, faulting and thrusting, mainly in the Lower Coal Measures. The relatively weak mudstone and shale-dominated sequences show much incompetent deformation: tight, thrusted and overturned folds, in contrast to the thicker, stronger, sandstones which have formed relatively open and concentric folds.<br /> <br /> Immediately north of The Rain headland is a small embayment: 'Little Settlands'. Here, a chaotic looking series of disturbed bedding and downward-facing small folds are in contact with a thin coal. The whole sequence is inverted, the inversion being a continuation of the overturned structure seen on The Rain and the northern end of the main Settlands bay.<br /> <br /> Downward-facing means that the way-up, younging direction, of the folds is downwards, rather than the normal upwards. The evidence for the way up is provided by small scale (too small to be seen clearly in this photo) sedimentary slump and load casts on the bases of sandy layers within the predominantly shale and mudstone sequence. The inverted folds are thought to have been initiated immediately prior to the main folding and thrusting event.<br /> <br /> This shows a closer view of the downward-facing fold in the previous photo. The younging direction is down towards the lower right, so the structure spanned by the walking stick is actually an overturned and inverted syncline. <br /> <br /> The stick is 90 cm long.</div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414228 tag:ipernity.com,2019-04-02,doc-48414228 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:28:54 +0000 2018-09-27T14:16:22+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414228"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/28/48414228.f148cc72.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><b>Structural geology of Little Haven and The Settlands</b><br /> <br /> The cliffs from Little Haven to Broad Haven (and northward) display a spectacular range of geological structures, folding, faulting and thrusting, mainly in the Lower Coal Measures. The relatively weak mudstone and shale-dominated sequences show much incompetent deformation: tight, thrusted and overturned folds, in contrast to the thicker, stronger, sandstones which have formed relatively open and concentric folds.<br /> <br /> Immediately north of The Rain headland is a small embayment: 'Little Settlands'. Here, a chaotic looking series of disturbed bedding and downward-facing small folds are in contact with a thin coal. The whole sequence is inverted, the inversion being a continuation of the overturned structure seen on The Rain and the northern end of the main Settlands bay, e.g. on the left in the previous photo here:<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/49998990" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/90/49998990.cc73d594.75x.jpg?r2" height="75" width="75" /></a><br /> <br /> Downward-facing means that the way-up, younging direction, of the folds is downwards, rather than the normal upwards. So the structure at the lower right (see note) which looks like an overturned anticline is actually an inverted syncline. The evidence for the way up is provided by small scale (too small to be seen clearly in this photo) sedimentary slump and load casts on the bases of sandy layers within the predominantly shale and mudstone sequence. The inverted folds are thought to have been initiated immediately prior to the main folding and thrusting event.<br /> <br /> The coal is completely inverted ('up' is to down to the left) and separated from the inverted folds by a prominent shear plane just below the bottom of the walking stick and running up towards the upper left. <br /> <br /> The stick is 90 cm long.</div> Little Settlands - incompetent deformation 1 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414228"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/28/48414228.f148cc72.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><b>Structural geology of Little Haven and The Settlands</b><br /> <br /> The cliffs from Little Haven to Broad Haven (and northward) display a spectacular range of geological structures, folding, faulting and thrusting, mainly in the Lower Coal Measures. The relatively weak mudstone and shale-dominated sequences show much incompetent deformation: tight, thrusted and overturned folds, in contrast to the thicker, stronger, sandstones which have formed relatively open and concentric folds.<br /> <br /> Immediately north of The Rain headland is a small embayment: 'Little Settlands'. Here, a chaotic looking series of disturbed bedding and downward-facing small folds are in contact with a thin coal. The whole sequence is inverted, the inversion being a continuation of the overturned structure seen on The Rain and the northern end of the main Settlands bay, e.g. on the left in the previous photo here:<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/49998990" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/90/49998990.cc73d594.75x.jpg?r2" height="75" width="75" /></a><br /> <br /> Downward-facing means that the way-up, younging direction, of the folds is downwards, rather than the normal upwards. So the structure at the lower right (see note) which looks like an overturned anticline is actually an inverted syncline. The evidence for the way up is provided by small scale (too small to be seen clearly in this photo) sedimentary slump and load casts on the bases of sandy layers within the predominantly shale and mudstone sequence. The inverted folds are thought to have been initiated immediately prior to the main folding and thrusting event.<br /> <br /> The coal is completely inverted ('up' is to down to the left) and separated from the inverted folds by a prominent shear plane just below the bottom of the walking stick and running up towards the upper left. <br /> <br /> The stick is 90 cm long.</div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096320 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096320 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:40 +0000 2015-04-09T10:39:01+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096320"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/20/39096320.894349b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The winding drum and other parts of the Westthorpe Colliery (near Sheffield) winding engine, recovered from scrap and stored in the stock yard at Pleasley Colliery. Now awaiting decisions and funding on how best to protect and restore the winding engine.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Westthorpe Colliery winding engine drum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096320"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/20/39096320.894349b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The winding drum and other parts of the Westthorpe Colliery (near Sheffield) winding engine, recovered from scrap and stored in the stock yard at Pleasley Colliery. Now awaiting decisions and funding on how best to protect and restore the winding engine.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096318 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096318 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:36 +0000 2015-04-09T10:33:13+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096318"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/18/39096318.8e2742ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Component parts of the Westthorpe Colliery (near Sheffield) winding engine, recovered from scrap and stored in the stock yard at Pleasley Colliery. Now awaiting decisions and funding on how best to protect and restore the winding engine.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Recovered Westthorpe Colliery winding engine components <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096318"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/18/39096318.8e2742ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Component parts of the Westthorpe Colliery (near Sheffield) winding engine, recovered from scrap and stored in the stock yard at Pleasley Colliery. Now awaiting decisions and funding on how best to protect and restore the winding engine.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096316 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096316 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:32 +0000 2015-04-09T10:19:15+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096316"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/16/39096316.bdca8bd1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pictorial safety reminder board affixed to part of the pit top structure of the No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This is probably not its original location; most likely it would have been in a place readily viewed by the workmen on their daily route from arriving at the colliery to descending the shaft, e.g. from the time-office, via the pit-head baths and lamp-room, to the shaft top.<br /> <br /> Boards and notices like this were common at British collieries. Often they were painted or drawn directly on to plywood boards, probably by talented colliery workmen. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Safety reminder board at Pleasley Colliery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096316"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/16/39096316.bdca8bd1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pictorial safety reminder board affixed to part of the pit top structure of the No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This is probably not its original location; most likely it would have been in a place readily viewed by the workmen on their daily route from arriving at the colliery to descending the shaft, e.g. from the time-office, via the pit-head baths and lamp-room, to the shaft top.<br /> <br /> Boards and notices like this were common at British collieries. Often they were painted or drawn directly on to plywood boards, probably by talented colliery workmen. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096314 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096314 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:29 +0000 2015-04-09T10:29:36+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096314"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/14/39096314.1428a534.240.jpg?r2" width="178" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The code of shaft signals to be used when winding in shafts. This signboard is at Pleasley Colliery mining museum.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No. 2 South Shaft signals <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096314"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/14/39096314.1428a534.240.jpg?r2" width="178" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The code of shaft signals to be used when winding in shafts. This signboard is at Pleasley Colliery mining museum.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096312 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096312 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:26 +0000 2015-04-09T10:28:20+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096312"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/12/39096312.d75b76fd.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An exhibit of capels (the cone-shaped shackle-like objects) at Pleasley Colliery mining museum. The tall object to the rear is a cage capel used for attaching the winding rope to the chains linking to the top of the cage. Below the capel is a detaching hook mechanism which was designed to detach the winding rope from the cage in the event of an over-wind. This prevented the cage being drawn up through the top of the shaft and into the pulleys. A cage arrestor device (not shown here) then caught the detached cage and prevented it falling back down the shaft. <br /> <br /> The capel was attached to the steel winding rope by splaying out the various strands of the rope into the interior of the capel cone and filling up the space with molten white metal - an alloy of lead, antimony and tin.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Capels and detaching hook <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096312"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/12/39096312.d75b76fd.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An exhibit of capels (the cone-shaped shackle-like objects) at Pleasley Colliery mining museum. The tall object to the rear is a cage capel used for attaching the winding rope to the chains linking to the top of the cage. Below the capel is a detaching hook mechanism which was designed to detach the winding rope from the cage in the event of an over-wind. This prevented the cage being drawn up through the top of the shaft and into the pulleys. A cage arrestor device (not shown here) then caught the detached cage and prevented it falling back down the shaft. <br /> <br /> The capel was attached to the steel winding rope by splaying out the various strands of the rope into the interior of the capel cone and filling up the space with molten white metal - an alloy of lead, antimony and tin.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096306 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096306 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:15 +0000 2015-04-09T10:15:14+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096306"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/06/39096306.38002abc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The interior of the shaft top area of No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors. Men and materials were mostly wound at this shaft; coal was wound at the No.1 downcast shaft.<br /> <br /> The posters and signboards on the walls and superstructure form part of the current museum exhibit and do not necessarily represent the view of the area as it was during the working life of the mine.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No.2 South Shaft top area <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096306"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/06/39096306.38002abc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The interior of the shaft top area of No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors. Men and materials were mostly wound at this shaft; coal was wound at the No.1 downcast shaft.<br /> <br /> The posters and signboards on the walls and superstructure form part of the current museum exhibit and do not necessarily represent the view of the area as it was during the working life of the mine.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096304 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096304 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:13 +0000 2015-04-09T10:13:11+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096304"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/04/39096304.2b61f22a.240.jpg?r2" width="179" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An interior view looking up into the No.2 South shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors.<br /> <br /> The two holes in the roof are where the winding ropes used to come through. The notched steel rails on each side form part of the cage arrestor mechanism to capture the cage and stop it falling back down the shaft in the event of an over-wind. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No.2 South Shaft interior 2 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096304"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/04/39096304.2b61f22a.240.jpg?r2" width="179" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An interior view looking up into the No.2 South shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors.<br /> <br /> The two holes in the roof are where the winding ropes used to come through. The notched steel rails on each side form part of the cage arrestor mechanism to capture the cage and stop it falling back down the shaft in the event of an over-wind. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096302 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096302 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:58:07 +0000 2015-04-09T10:27:51+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096302"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/02/39096302.d781f840.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An interior view looking up into the No.2 South shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors.<br /> <br /> The two holes in the roof were where the winding ropes entered the shaft top. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No.2 South Shaft interior view <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096302"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/02/39096302.d781f840.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An interior view looking up into the No.2 South shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors.<br /> <br /> The two holes in the roof were where the winding ropes entered the shaft top. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096262 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096262 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:47 +0000 2015-04-09T10:05:53+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096262"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/62/39096262.7f070923.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The winding drum of the No.1 North Shaft winding engine at Pleasley Colliery. The winding engine has been restored to working condition.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No.1 winding engine drum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096262"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/62/39096262.7f070923.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The winding drum of the No.1 North Shaft winding engine at Pleasley Colliery. The winding engine has been restored to working condition.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096258 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096258 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:44 +0000 2015-04-09T10:04:32+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096258"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/58/39096258.a7de724b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The interior of the No.1 North Shaft winding house and the Markham winding engine at Pleasley Colliery. The winding engine has been restored to working condition.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No.1 winding engine <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096258"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/58/39096258.a7de724b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The interior of the No.1 North Shaft winding house and the Markham winding engine at Pleasley Colliery. The winding engine has been restored to working condition.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096256 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096256 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:40 +0000 2015-04-09T10:04:08+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096256"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/56/39096256.85899036.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The interior of the No.2 South shaft winding house and the Markham winding engine at Pleasley Colliery. The winding engine is currently being restored to working condition.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery No.2 shaft winding engine <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096256"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/56/39096256.85899036.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The interior of the No.2 South shaft winding house and the Markham winding engine at Pleasley Colliery. The winding engine is currently being restored to working condition.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096254 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096254 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:37 +0000 2015-04-09T10:07:35+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096254"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/54/39096254.bbcb9b8b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Looking up the North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery North Shaft headframe <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096254"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/54/39096254.bbcb9b8b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Looking up the North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096252 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096252 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:33 +0000 2015-04-09T10:10:23+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096252"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/52/39096252.4db8382c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors.<br /> <br /> The two holes in the roof were where the winding ropes entered the shaft top. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery South Shaft <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096252"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/52/39096252.4db8382c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors.<br /> <br /> The two holes in the roof were where the winding ropes entered the shaft top. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096250 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096250 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:31 +0000 2015-04-09T10:48:24+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/50/39096250.7f118992.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. <br /> <br /> The building houses the winding engine, fortunately still preserved and in the process of being carefully restored.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley North Shaft: north aspect <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/50/39096250.7f118992.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. <br /> <br /> The building houses the winding engine, fortunately still preserved and in the process of being carefully restored.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096248 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096248 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:28 +0000 2015-04-09T10:57:42+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096248"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/48/39096248.79bf229d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="198" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. <br /> <br /> The shaft is now filled and capped, with a concrete plinth on the top. It is rather incongruous to see folks sitting in garden chairs enjoying a cup of coffee where once this was a busy, noisy place with tubs full of coal being wound to the surface. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley North Shaft headframe <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096248"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/48/39096248.79bf229d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="198" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. <br /> <br /> The shaft is now filled and capped, with a concrete plinth on the top. It is rather incongruous to see folks sitting in garden chairs enjoying a cup of coffee where once this was a busy, noisy place with tubs full of coal being wound to the surface. <br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096246 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-30,doc-39096246 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:52:25 +0000 2015-04-09T11:58:29+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096246"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/46/39096246.d1e457d4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley Colliery - southern aspect. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39096246"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/46/39096246.d1e457d4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39084250 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-29,doc-39084250 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:34:42 +0000 2015-04-09T11:36:45+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39084250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/50/39084250.0b2d2ae5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="99" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A south-easterly view of Pleasley colliery from the restored spoil heap.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Pleasley colliery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher">Earthwatcher</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39084250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/50/39084250.0b2d2ae5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="99" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A south-easterly view of Pleasley colliery from the restored spoil heap.<br /> <br /> Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed. <br /> <a href="http://www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk</a></div> Earthwatcher