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Pit shaft near Highfield Farm, Northamptonshire | |
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| L1440. 'Pit shaft No. 3' (S. W. A. Newton's notes) near Highfield Farm, Northamptonshire, circa 1897. The shafts were built for the construction of Catesby tunnel, the longest tunnel on the London Extension. The pit's headgear was driven by a steam engine housed in the building on the right of the photograph. Note the large piles of bricks that would be lowered to the teams of navvies working below. The tunnel was built by T. Oliver & Son as part of their construction of Contract No. 4 (Rugby to Woodford). | |
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| Contributor | Leicestershire County Council |
| Creator | personalname - Newton, S. W. A. |
| Date | creation - circa 1897 |
| Type | Photographic prints - black and white Photographs - |
| Format | dimension.H - 118mm dimension.W - 161mm |
| Identifier | Newton - G 5/3 |
| Source | S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
| Language | EN |
| Relation | part of - S. W. A. Newton Collection copy of - glass plate negative |
| Coverage | Location.Creation Site - Catesby, Northamptonshire (O.S. Ref: 452700 258400) Location.Current Repository - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland period - circa 1897 |
| Rights | Leicestershire County Council |
