Wellesley Colliery Victoria Pit
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Wellesley Colliery Victoria PitDescription
This pit was sunk on the shore above high water, just to the west of West Wemyss Dock with which it was connected by a tramway, partly on a timber tressle viaduct.
Formerly No 7 Pit, renamed Victoria in 1837 for the coronation of Queen Victoria.
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NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
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01/05/2018
