THEN
Walton Colliery (Sharlston West).
Taken from the 1:10560 Geological Survey Map, 2nd Edition, 1930s.
Part of this map is overlayed on a modern satellite view of the site in the next map.
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NOW
Apart from the the spoil still visible on some parts of the old slag heaps, there is little evidence of just how much of the site formed part of the mine workings. There were numerous sidings and mine buildings, as well as Ings Cottages (the Spike or Spike Island). This map attempts to portray the the transformation of the area from a large industrial site to its present incarnation as a nature park. |
