Image Whitehaven Candlestick-2288-Edit by Ron Walsh

6. England, North West > Whitehaven Candlestick-2288-Edit
Photographs and photography of the north west of England including, The Lake District, Ullswater, Ennerdale Water, Whitehaven, Cumbria and Derbyshire.
Whitehaven Candlestick-2288-Edit The Candlestick chimney above Whitehaven in West Cumbria just after sunset. Supposedly based on a candlestick design from Lowther Castle. The Candlestick was the chimney for the boiler house at Wellington Pit which was the scene of Whitehaven's largest mining disaster in 1910. The chimney never formed part of the pits ventilation system, though in 1969 long after the pits closure a pipe was installed running from the pit up inside the chimney in order to safely vent any gas. Keywords: Candlestick, chimney, Whitehaven, Cumbria, sunset, Wellington, Pit

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Photographer: Ron Walsh
Collection: 6. England, North West
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Whitehaven Candlestick-2288-Edit
Upload Date: 2011-07-10 20:51:48
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The Candlestick chimney above Whitehaven in West Cumbria just after

sunset. Supposedly based on a candlestick design from Lowther Castle. The Candlestick was the chimney for the boiler house at Wellington Pit which was the scene of Whitehaven's largest mining disaster in 1910. The chimney never formed part of the pits ventilation system, though in 1969 long after the pits closure a pipe was installed running from the pit up inside the chimney in order to safely vent any gas.
Keywords: Candlestick, chimney, Whitehaven, Cumbria, sunset, Wellington, Pit