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Subject ID:
2010416_170584
Subject Year:
Copyright:
Garforth Historical Society
Class number:
GARFORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY C55
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Description:
Undated.
View shows Isabella Pit, one of the major collieries in Garfoth, situated to the north of Aberford Road off Ash Lane. The 140 yard shaft was sunk in 1833 by the Gascoigne family and named after their eldest daughter. It continued to produce coal until 1925 when the pumps were stopped and the workings flooded. 392 men lost their jobs.
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