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Rylands Mill
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Rylands Mill 1930's
Photo: RON HUNT
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 10020
Item #: 10020
Photo. of Rylands Mill c. 1930's
Comment by: John B on 23rd March 2009 at 13:51
Are the iron railings enclosing an old pit shaft I wonder?
Comment by: winder on 23rd March 2009 at 15:18
Yes, it's one of the Rylands pits.
The new college building now covers that area.
Good photo Ron!
Comment by: Mick on 23rd March 2009 at 15:22
Yes John. The shaft was there until the late '70s, early '80s.
Comment by: Ashley on 24th March 2009 at 20:59
Forgive my ignorance, just how do you "get rid" of a pit shaft? How "permanent" is its removal?
Comment by: andy Sixsmith on 10th October 2014 at 11:02
We built a bonfire by this shaft every year during the 70's .Happy days
We use to play football on Rylands field. In the 70's they built a brick wall around the iron rails. I was told they could never build there as there were so many mine workings underneath!
Comment by: anthony on 26th September 2016 at 19:43
red clogs lived down the shaft or so we were told
Comment by: John S on 12th July 2020 at 17:59
The Shaft was capped with a very thick reinforced concrete slab. Nothing is built over the shaft - only outside parking
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