Kellingley Colliery

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Kellingley Colliery, known affectionately as the 'Big K', was a deep coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of Ferrybridge power station. It was owned and operated by UK Coal.

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coal mineUK Coal, United Kingdom

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    sitebunkerConisbrough Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerLeeds Regional War RoombunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerYork Cold War Bunkermilitary museum, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, English Heritage, bunkerWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto at Bretton Hallshell grottoWikidata
    sitecaveSmeaton PotcaveWikidata
    sitemineAldwarke Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineBarnburgh Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineBarrow Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineBrodsworth Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineBullcroft Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineCadeby Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineCaphouse Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineCortonwoodcoal mineWikidata
    sitemineElsecar Collieriescoal mineWikidata
    sitemineFlockton Collieriescoal mineWikidata
    sitemineFrickley Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineHatfield Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineHemingfield Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineHickleton Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineKellingley CollieryUK Coal, coal mineWikidata
    sitemineKilnhurst Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineManvers Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineNew Stubbin Collierycoal mineWikidata
    siteminePrince of Wales Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineRoundwood Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineSilverwood Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineThe former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen EngineNewcomen atmospheric engine, coal mineWikidata
    sitemineThorne Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineUpton Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWarren House Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWarren Vale Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWath Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWharncliffe Woodmoor 1,2 & 3 Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWheldale Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineYorkshire Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemine1916Markham Main Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemine1931Bentley Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemuseum1988National Coal Mining Museum for Englandindependent museum, heritage center, mining museumWikidata
    sitetunnelBatley Carr Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBrayton Tunnel, Selby Canalcanal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCat Hill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCrigglestone Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGildersome Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelLund Tunnel, Selby Canalcanal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMorley Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelOsmondthorpe Subway, Hul4/31subwayWikidata
    sitetunnelPaperhouse Tunnel, Selby Canalcanal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelRichmond Hill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSoothill Wood Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelThe Dark Archrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageKellingley Colliery coal nov 2015 Commons
    commonsimageLoading coal pans at Kellingley, in 1993 [2] Commons
    commonsimageLoading coal pans at Kellingley Colliery in 1993 [1] Commons
    commonsimageKellingley Colliery Commons
    commonsimageCalder Grange Commons
    commonsimageA colliery in the back garden Commons
    commonsimageKellingley Colliery Commons
    commonsimageKellingley Colliery Commons
    commonsimageThe Aire and Calder Canal Commons
    commonsimageKellingley Colliery Commons