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Bickershaw colliery

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Bickershaw Colliery
Bickershaw Colliery
Photo: terry almond
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Item #: 24622
Bickershaw e90's.

Comment by: Tom Davies on 26th November 2015 at 12:50

This was were canal boats were loaded. The water was always warm from the steam engines used to drive the winding gear so I occasionally swam whilst waiting in turn to load up! The fishing was also good here.

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