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Posted: 29 Dec 2008

Taken: 29 Dec 2008

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Whites of Widnes

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A lost industry in Britain. With only one ropeway still in use the market for industrial installations of the type illustrated has long since vanished. Taken from a 1950s Guide to the Coalfields.

White were responsible for the supply of the ropeway at Cwm Bychan.

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 slgwv
slgwv club
I think the same's true on this side of the pond. I've noticed that the ski lifts over here are all made in Europe--Switzerland, Austria, and/or Germany, if memory serves.
10 years ago.
 Nicolas Mertens
Nicolas Mertens club
This one reminds me of the final scenes in Mike Hodges's film, Get Carter (1971), which were shot on Blackhall beach near Blackhall Colliery. I read that the conveyor system has been removed more or less recently, but I don't remember exactly when.
9 years ago.

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