Wellington Pit black plaque

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This black commemorative plaque records: This building was the entrance lodge to the Wellington Pit. Sunk 1840. Closed 1933.

From the Open Plaques record 33191

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• JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Phil Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Perry Dark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Chris Downer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Rogers, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jim Osley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jonathan Wilkins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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