John Laing and Son Ltd had started opencast mining operations in 1942 to meet wartime needs. The work was expanded by the company after the war. Carrington's Coppice was the largest site that the company worked and was the deepest opencast site in Britain. Work started in 1947 and by 1949 the seam was worked out. By August 1950 the land was reinstated for agricultural use.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Sub Series: JLP01/07/015 John Laing Photographic Collection Subject Negatives - Carrington's Coppice; within the Series: JLP01/07 John Laing Photographic Collection Subject Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Mid 20th Century Open Cast Mine, People
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