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Clipston Blackberry Farm Nottingham as seen from Clipston Hoe Hill Clipston Lane. Clipston stands on the northernmost edge of the Wolds in Nottinghamshire. The area enjoys, from an elevation of about 79 m/259 ft, panoramic views of the Trent valley and the East and South side of the city of Nottingham, some 50 m/164 ft lower.
Clipstone East signalbox was existent in the 1960s on the 'main-line' between Welbeck Junction and Thoresby Junction. [6] The Midland Loaded Sidings of Clipstone Colliery were still in regular use on 23 June 1972 [1] Both Clipstone West junction and Clipstone colliery Junction and closed on 14 July 1986. [7] The pit closed in April 2003. [8] [9 ...
New Clipstone seen from the old colliery spoil heap. New Clipstone (commonly known as just 'Clipstone') is the most diverse area with both old and new homes, a library, primary school and village hall as well as a few shops and pubs, including Clipstone Welfare, which was used for scenes in the 2007 film Control.
Clipstone Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire. The colliery opened in 1922 and operated until 2003. It was built by the Bolsover Colliery Company, transferred to the National Coal Board in 1947, then operated by RJB Mining from 1994. The headstocks and powerhouse are grade II listed buildings so have been ...
Kings Clipstone is a settlement and civil parish, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish lies in the west of the county, and north west within the district.
Clipston is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.The village lies around 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of the town of Market Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire.
Clipstone Football Club is a football club based in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at the Lido Ground. History
Rock drills were powered by compressed air, and blasting was used, but otherwise underground mining was an entirely manual process, carried out by a large and expensive workforce. Mine skips (or 'trucks') of approximately one ton capacity were manually pushed into or hauled out of cages that were raised and lowered by the main shaft winder.