Looking towards Foul Clough Colliery

Stood in Lancashire looking towards the bad weather over Yorkshire. The wall is the county boundary.

The area of burned moorland was once occupied by a number of coal pits which, between the late 18th and the end of the 19th century, were known as Foul Clough Colliery. This was operated by the Haigh family throughout this time and proved successful enough for them to acquire substantial landholdings and property in the area. The trackway which served several of the workings can be seen in the centre of the picture.

Today it takes a keen eye to spot the spoil heaps and collapsed entrances of the mines, but you can still trace the route of the tramway that brought coal down to a wharf near to the distant building in the centre.