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Bottom of the Shaft
 
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Woodhorn Colliery: Bottom of the Shaft

Once miners arrived at the bottom of the pit shaft, conditions were quite good. There was enough room walk upright but as the miners moved further into the mine the roof got lower and conditions got worse.

Listen to Jim Slaughter talk about the bottom of the shaft or return to the reconstruction table of contents. 		 
PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE