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Faith and Feuds: Kirklees in the late Middle Ages
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A miner wearing a hard hat is suspended by a rope in a deep, rocky mine shaft. Nearby, a bucket filled with excavated material hangs from a pulley. Add to board
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Well Excavation, c. 1970

Castle Hill well excavation. c.1970

View from the top of the well looking down to the worker. The bucket was not only how they removed the soil, but it was also a way in and out of the hole!

From the W.J. Varley archive

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