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    Arrow Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    The Colliery, situated alongside the main Dover to Canterbury railway line, was begun by Arthur Burr’s Foncage Syndicate in 1907, and the first sod was cut by Mrs Weston Plumptree. The first shaft at Snowdown hit water at 260 ft and flooded and 22 men were drowned.

    There were few sinking problems after this and Snowdown became the first commercial pit in Kent, and the first coal was brought to the surface from a depth of 1370ft, on 19th November, 1912.

    Snowdown was the deepest colliery in Kent reaching well over 3,000 ft (915 metres). It was also the hottest and most humid pit in Kent and was given the name 'Dante's Inferno' by the miners. Regarded by many as the worst pit to work at in Britain, most Snowdown miners worked naked because clothes became too uncomfortable. The miners could consume around 24 pints (14 lires) of water in an 8-hour shift. There were frequent cases of heat stroke.


    The Coal Authority Signage.


    Decay


    Observation Monitoring Bore - to provide ventilation along the pits.


    Rust




    A window of Opportunity for the people of Aylesham & Snowdown


    Shards of glass left on the windows represent the shattered lives of the 22 men drowned by the first shaft.


    Appropriate to finish with the last rays of the sun shining through, after 8 hour shifts this would be at the forefront of the miners mind.
    Last edited by Clough; 24-02-2011 at 06:49 PM.

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery

    That last one is gorgeous
    Last edited by fowle; 24-02-2011 at 07:19 PM.


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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    the 4th and last are reallllllllllllllly nice !!

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    Aye, last one = splendid

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    Great pics

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    These are fab! I love shot 4 and the last one too

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    Mining with your tackle out doesn't sound like my idea of fun Last ones a goodun!

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    Great shots, interesting place, couldnt work in the nude people would see my willy !!!!

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    Default Re: Snowdown Colliery 02/11

    Those are great pics, looks an interesting place.
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