EPW057514 ENGLAND (1938). The John Hall and Co Ltd Amblecote Firebrick Works, Amblecote, 1938
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| Title | [EPW057514] The John Hall and Co Ltd Amblecote Firebrick Works, Amblecote, 1938 |
| Reference | EPW057514 |
| Date | 9-June-1938 |
| Link | |
| Place name | AMBLECOTE |
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| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 390982, 285216 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.1327518168806, 52.464440893115 |
| National Grid Reference | SO910852 |
Pins
 This whole area was lost to open-cast mining in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The land was left to settle for around 10 years before being covered with houses. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:39:17 AM |
| Great Western railway line - Stourbridge - Wolverhampton (Low Level). At this point the line lies on the Western Boundary Fault which marks the western edge of the coal/clay fields. To the west the coal is much deeper, and few deep mines were dug - Baggerage being on of the few. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:36:09 AM |
| John Hall's No. 2 pit is just to the left. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:31:13 AM |
| Amblecote Lane - lost during open-cast mining. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:29:42 AM |
| Site of Churchill Drive - land purchased off Enville Estate 1946, houses built 1947/48. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:27:02 AM |
| Vicarage Road. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:23:15 AM |
| Amblecote Hall Farm - demolished c1964 when area open-cast mined. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:21:43 AM |
| Amblecote Hall - demolished 1951 due to mining subsidence. |
mike |
Saturday 26th of September 2015 11:19:39 AM |