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Opencast Pony Dick
Opencast Pony Dick
Photo: Derek Winstanley
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Item #: 11453
1986. Highfield Church in background. Houses now on this site.

Comment by: dave on 29th November 2009 at 19:45

this looks like blundell pit looking towards foundry lane can just see railway pub white biuldingon the right hand side ,

Comment by: Tim Cooke on 17th May 2010 at 18:49

Yeah, this is Blundells, off little Lane looking towards Highfield. Home of the Kings, Queens & princes pits. When they started open cast mining, they beggered up our bicycle playground! It was great for ramps and jumps. Alas, happy memories.

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