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whn - Wellington Terrace [HBM][HWW][HFF]

whn - Wellington Terrace  [HBM][HWW][HFF]
Part of Bella's "High Tide" walking route - up to the viewpoint and/or the Candlestick ...
Just along the path is the monument to the 147 Men & Boys killed in the 1910 Wellington Pit Disaster. This was an explosion, leading to fires and collapses underground. Sadly, many of the victims were never recovered and the affected areas were simply walled off.

(the temporary fencing is related to an unsightly building project, as is the lack of greens maintenance)
e2a & e2a2 &e2a3
The two HBM seats have a good view out over the outer harbour
The HWW is a significant retaining structure, including some long reinforcing bolts
The HFF - several fences, both along Wellington Terrace, and one up by The Candlestick

Bergfex, Robert Swanson, Peter_Private_Box, grobi358 and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo


21 comments - The latest ones
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
HBM and a good week ahead!
7 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HBM, Sara and a good start of the week!
7 months ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
HBM SR. Was Whitehaven a prominent coal mining area? I ask because the heritage rail group I'm at buys its loco coal from a company named Whitehaven in inland NSW Aust where there is no town of that name.
7 months ago. Edited 7 months ago.
StoneRoad2013 club has replied to GrahamH club
Yes, this was a coal-mining area, with many pits. The last one {Haig} closed in 1986.
It was, however, difficult to win the coal as all the pits were subject to problems with coal-damp / methane explosions, even in the thick seams.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehaven#Coal_mining

There have been recent attempts to get permission to open a new one to extract coking coal for steel making - this would exploit reserves currently under the Irish Sea.
7 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wish you a nice week ahead!
7 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
And some fences too, a wall... suits 3 Happy challenges !
HBM Sara
7 months ago.
StoneRoad2013 club has replied to Xata club
Well, why not !

so I Will ...
7 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
A sad event that must have left its mark. HBM Sara.
7 months ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
very nice have a good week
7 months ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
A significant retaining wall ...
7 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
So HWW today !
7 months ago.
StoneRoad2013 club has replied to Xata club
Don't blame me ! you gave me the idea ... but I did follow it.
7 months ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
HWW!

Best wishes
Füsun
7 months ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
You can also use this picture at HBM ;)) Best wishes!
7 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Sara
A very nice mix of bench and wall..
Best Wishes, HBM / HWW, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
7 months ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
And for HFF !
Might as well do the full house ...
7 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Well captured Sara and thank you for the information
HFF and have a good weekend
7 months ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
HFF
7 months ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
A most multi-topical photo Sara. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
7 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
HFF today Sara!
7 months ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!
7 months ago.

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