Planting scheme on Bickerstaffe Colliery site

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iBase ID

269289

Reference identifier

SKE20151017006

Title

Planting scheme on Bickerstaffe Colliery site

Place

Bickerstaffe

General notes

The main spoil heap was planted with 16,000 trees, with further planting on the smaller heaps lying between the main heap and the Rainford By-pass. Mr. Coates, the County Planning Officer, launched the scheme to bring back into use 10,000 acres of this type of lost land across the County.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

17.8 x 12.4

Year of image

1958

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Locator

B25

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