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Unidentified opencast coal mine with Laing excavators extracting coal, 19/07/1948. Creator: John Laing plc.

Unidentified opencast coal mine with Laing excavators extracting coal, 19/07/1948. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-597 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

A view of an unidentified opencast coal mine with Laing excavators extracting coal in the foreground. John Laing and Son Ltd had started opencast mining operations in 1942 to meet wartime needs. The work was expanded by the company after the war.

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Creator
  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
Medium
  1. Photograph
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Trade & Industry Other

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5395x5607
File Size : 29,541kb

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  1. JLP01/08/000355
  1. JLP01_08_000355
  1. 0250009284
  1. 2-847-597
  1. 2847597
  1. JLP01/08/000355

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