Image ID: 13621

Rexco Plant at Mansfield Colliery, Forest Town, Mansfield, 1971

Mansfield Colliery
Mansfield
England

Mansfield Colliery (known locally as Crown Farm) was in operation from 1905 until 1989. This view shows vertical retorts at the Rexco Plant, which produced smokeless fuel and was in operation from 1935 to 1972. The presence of firefighters might suggest an incident.

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